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Democratic Policy Committee
The Democratic Policy Committee (DPC) is the policy and research arm of Senate Democrats.  Established by an Act of Congress in 1947, the DPC serves as a centralized source of information for all Senate Democratic offices and helps promote Democratic policies through hearings, special events, publications, and graphics services. The DPC is chaired by Senator Byron L. Dorgan (D-ND).

Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee
The mission of the Senate Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee is to build support for Democratic policy positions. We do this by:

  • Creating dialogue and relationships between the Democratic Caucus and community leaders;
  • Communicating and promoting Democratic policy priorities to outside organizations;
  • Ensuring coordination and amplification of the Democratic message; and
  • Coordinating leadership message events with the House Democratic Caucus.

Assignments

Anticipated Committee Democratic Assignments for the 111th Congress

(Subject to Negotiations Following Republican Leadership Elections)
Senate Special Committee on Aging

  1. Herb Kohl, of Wisconsin, Chairman
  2. Ron Wyden, of Oregon
  3. Blanche L. Lincoln, of Arkansas
  4. Evan Bayh, of Indiana
  5. Bill Nelson, of Florida
  6. Robert P. Casey, Jr., of Pennsylvania
  7. Claire McCaskill, of Missouri
  8. Sheldon Whitehouse, of Rhode Island
  9. Mark Udall, of Colorado
  10. Kirsten Gillibrand, of New York
  11. Michael Bennet, of Colorado
  12. (tba)

Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry

  1. Tom Harkin, of Iowa, Chairman
  2. Patrick J. Leahy, of Vermont
  3. Kent Conrad, of North Dakota
  4. Max Baucus, of Montana
  5. Blanche L. Lincoln, of Arkansas
  6. Debbie Stabenow, of Michigan
  7. E. Benjamin Nelson, of Nebraska
  8. Sherrod Brown, of Ohio
  9. Robert P. Casey, Jr., of Pennsylvania
  10. Amy Klobuchar, of Minnesota
  11. Kirsten Gillibrand, of New York
  12. Michael Bennet, of Colorado

Senate Committee on Appropriations
  1. Daniel K. Inouye, of Hawaii, Chairman
  2. Robert C. Byrd, of West Virginia
  3. Patrick J. Leahy, of Vermont
  4. Tom Harkin, of Iowa
  5. Barbara A. Mikulski, of Maryland
  6. Herb Kohl, of Wisconsin
  7. Patty Murray, of Washington
  8. Byron L. Dorgan, of North Dakota
  9. Dianne Feinstein, of California
  10. Richard Durbin, of Illinois
  11. Tim Johnson, of South Dakota
  12. Mary L. Landrieu, of Louisiana
  13. Jack Reed, of Rhode Island
  14. Frank R. Lautenberg, of New Jersey
  15. E. Benjamin Nelson, of Nebraska
  16. Mark L. Pryor, of Arkansas
  17. Jon Tester, of Montana

Senate Committee on Armed Services
  1. Carl Levin, of Michigan, Chairman
  2. Edward M. Kennedy, of Massachusetts
  3. Robert C. Byrd, of West Virginia
  4. Joseph I. Lieberman, of Connecticut
  5. Jack Reed, of Rhode Island
  6. Daniel K. Akaka, of Hawaii
  7. Bill Nelson, of Florida
  8. E. Benjamin Nelson, of Nebraska
  9. Evan Bayh, of Indiana
  10. Jim Webb, of Virginia
  11. Claire McCaskill, of Missouri
  12. Kay Hagan, of North Carolina
  13. Mark Udall, of Colorado
  14. Mark Begich, of Alaska  
  15. Roland Burris, of Illinois

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
  1. Christopher J. Dodd, of Connecticut, Chairman
  2. Tim Johnson, of South Dakota
  3. Jack Reed, of Rhode Island
  4. Charles E. Schumer, of New York
  5. Evan Bayh, of Indiana
  6. Robert Menendez, of New Jersey
  7. Daniel K. Akaka, of Hawaii
  8. Sherrod Brown, of Ohio
  9. Jon Tester, of Montana
  10. Mark Warner, of Virginia
  11. Jeff Merkley, of Oregon
  12. Michael Bennet, of Colorado

Senate Committee on Budget
  1. Kent Conrad, of North Dakota, Chairman
  2. Patty Murray, of Washington
  3. Ron Wyden, of Oregon
  4. Russell D. Feingold, of Wisconsin
  5. Robert C. Byrd, of West Virginia
  6. Bill Nelson, of Florida
  7. Debbie Stabenow, of Michigan
  8. Robert Menendez, of New Jersey
  9. Frank R. Lautenberg, of New Jersey
  10. Benjamin L. Cardin, of Maryland
  11. Bernard Sanders, of Vermont
  12. Sheldon Whitehouse, of Rhode Island
  13. Mark Warner, of Virginia
  14. Jeff Merkley, of Oregon

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
  1. John D. Rockefeller IV, of West Virginia, Chairman
  2. Daniel K. Inouye, of Hawaii
  3. John F. Kerry, of Massachusetts
  4. Byron L. Dorgan, of North Dakota
  5. Barbara Boxer, of California
  6. Bill Nelson, of Florida
  7. Maria Cantwell, of Washington
  8. Frank R. Lautenberg, of New Jersey
  9. Mark L. Pryor, of Arkansas
  10. Claire McCaskill, of Missouri
  11. Amy Klobuchar, of Minnesota
  12. Tom Udall, of New Mexico
  13. Mark Warner, of Virginia
  14. Mark Begich, of Alaska

Senate Select Committee on Ethics
  1. Barbara Boxer, of California, Chairwoman
  2. Mark L. Pryor, of Arkansas
  3. Sherrod Brown, of Ohio

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
  1. Jeff Bingaman, of New Mexico, Chairman
  2. Byron L. Dorgan, of North Dakota
  3. Ron Wyden, of Oregon
  4. Tim Johnson, of South Dakota
  5. Mary L. Landrieu, of Louisiana
  6. Maria Cantwell, of Washington
  7. Robert Menendez, of New Jersey
  8. Blanche L. Lincoln, of Arkansas
  9. Bernard Sanders, of Vermont
  10. Evan Bayh, of Indiana
  11. Debbie Stabenow, of Michigan
  12. Mark Udall, of Colorado
  13. Jeanne Shaheen, of New Hampshire

Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
  1. Barbara Boxer, of California, Chairwoman
  2. Max Baucus, of Montana
  3. Thomas R. Carper, of Delaware
  4. Frank R. Lautenberg, of New Jersey
  5. Benjamin L. Cardin, of Maryland
  6. Bernard Sanders, of Vermont
  7. Amy Klobuchar, of Minnesota
  8. Sheldon Whitehouse, of Rhode Island
  9. Tom Udall, of New Mexico
  10. Jeff Merkley, of Oregon
  11. Kirsten Gillibrand, of New York

Senate Committee on Finance
  1. Max Baucus, of Montana, Chairman
  2. John D. Rockefeller IV, of West Virginia
  3. Kent Conrad, of North Dakota
  4. Jeff Bingaman, of New Mexico
  5. John F. Kerry, of Massachusetts
  6. Blanche L. Lincoln, of Arkansas
  7. Ron Wyden, of Oregon
  8. Charles E. Schumer, of New York
  9. Debbie Stabenow, of Michigan
  10. Maria Cantwell, of Washington
  11. Bill Nelson, of Florida
  12. Robert Menendez, of New Jersey
  13. Thomas Carper, of Delaware

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
  1. John F. Kerry, of Massachusetts, Chairman
  2. Christopher J. Dodd, of Connecticut
  3. Russell D. Feingold, of Wisconsin
  4. Barbara Boxer, of California
  5. Robert Menendez, of New Jersey
  6. Benjamin L. Cardin, of Maryland
  7. Robert P. Casey, Jr., of Pennsylvania
  8. Jim Webb, of Virginia
  9. Jeanne Shaheen, of New Hampshire
  10. Ted Kaufman, of Delaware
  11. Kirsten Gillibrand, of New York

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
  1. Edward M. Kennedy, of Massachusetts, Chairman
  2. Christopher J. Dodd, of Connecticut
  3. Tom Harkin, of Iowa
  4. Barbara A. Mikulski, of Maryland
  5. Jeff Bingaman, of New Mexico
  6. Patty Murray, of Washington
  7. Jack Reed, of Rhode Island
  8. Bernard Sanders, of Vermont
  9. Sherrod Brown, of Ohio
  10. Robert Casey, of Pennsylvania
  11. Kay Hagan, of North Carolina
  12. Jeff Merkley, of Oregon
  13. (tba)

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
  1. Joseph I. Lieberman, of Connecticut, Chairman
  2. Carl Levin, of Michigan
  3. Daniel K. Akaka, of Hawaii
  4. Thomas R. Carper, of Delaware
  5. Mark L. Pryor, of Arkansas
  6. Mary L. Landrieu, of Louisiana
  7. Claire McCaskill, of Missouri
  8. Jon Tester, of Montana
  9. Roland Burris, of Illinois
  10. Michael Bennet, of Colorado

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
  1. Byron L. Dorgan, of North Dakota, Chairman
  2. Daniel K. Inouye, of Hawaii
  3. Kent Conrad, of North Dakota
  4. Daniel K. Akaka, of Hawaii
  5. Tim Johnson, of South Dakota
  6. Maria Cantwell, of Washington
  7. Claire McCaskill, of Missouri
  8. Jon Tester, of Montana
  9. Tom Udall, of New Mexico
  10. (tba)

Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
  1. Dianne Feinstein, of California, Chairwoman
  2. John D. Rockefeller IV, of West Virginia
  3. Ron Wyden, of Oregon
  4. Evan Bayh, of Indiana
  5. Barbara A. Mikulski, of Maryland
  6. Russell D. Feingold, of Wisconsin
  7. Bill Nelson, of Florida
  8. Sheldon Whitehouse, of Rhode Island

Senate Committee on Judiciary
  1. Patrick J. Leahy, of Vermont, Chairman
  2. Herb Kohl, of Wisconsin
  3. Dianne Feinstein, of California
  4. Russell D. Feingold, of Wisconsin
  5. Charles E. Schumer, of New York
  6. Richard Durbin, of Illinois
  7. Benjamin L. Cardin, of Maryland
  8. Sheldon Whitehouse, of Rhode Island
  9. Ron Wyden, of Oregon
  10. Amy Klobuchar, of Minnesota
  11. Ted Kaufman, of Delaware

Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
  1. Charles E. Schumer, of New York, Chairman
  2. Dianne Feinstein, of California
  3. Christopher J. Dodd, of Connecticut
  4. Robert C. Byrd, of West Virginia
  5. Daniel K. Inouye, of Hawaii
  6. Richard Durbin, of Illinois
  7. E. Benjamin Nelson, of Nebraska
  8. Patty Murray, of Washington
  9. Mark L. Pryor, of Arkansas
  10. Mark Warner, of Virginia
  11. Tom Udall, of New Mexico

Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
  1. Mary L. Landrieu, of Louisiana, Chairwoman
  2. John Kerry, of Massachusetts
  3. Carl Levin, of Michigan
  4. Tom Harkin, of Iowa
  5. Joseph I. Lieberman, of Connecticut
  6. Maria Cantwell, of Washington
  7. Evan Bayh, of Indiana
  8. Mark L. Pryor, of Arkansas
  9. Benjamin L. Cardin, of Maryland
  10. Kay Hagan, of North Carolina
  11. Jeanne Shaheen, of New Hampshire

Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
  1. Daniel K. Akaka, of Hawaii, Chairman
  2. John D. Rockefeller IV, of West Virginia
  3. Patty Murray, of Washington
  4. Bernard Sanders, of Vermont
  5. Sherrod Brown, of Ohio
  6. Jim Webb, of Virginia
  7. Jon Tester, of Montana
  8. Mark Begich, of Alaska
  9. Roland Burris, of Illinois

Joint Economic Committee
  1. Charles E. Schumer, of New York, Vice Chairman
  2. Edward M. Kennedy, of Massachusetts
  3. Jeff Bingaman, of New Mexico, Chairman
  4. Amy Klobuchar, of Minnesota
  5. Robert P. Casey, Jr., of Pennsylvania
  6. Jim Webb, of Virginia

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Newly Elected Democratic Senators’ Committee Assignments for the 111th Congress
(Subject to Negotiations Following Republican Leadership Elections)  

Mark Udall, of Colorado
  • Senate Committee on Armed Services
  • Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

Tom Udall, of New Mexico
  • Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
  • Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

Jeanne Shaheen, of New Hampshire
  • Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
  • Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

Mark Warner, of Virginia
  • Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
  • Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Kay Hagan, of North Carolina
  • Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
  • Senate Committee on Armed Services

Jeff Merkley, of Oregon
  • Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
  • Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

Mark Begich, of Alaska
  • Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
  • Senate Committee on Armed Services

 

Democrat Caucus' Senate Journal

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2009 Inaugural News and Information

Today in the Senate
February 5, 2009:

The Senate will convene at 9:30 a.m. and resume consideration of H.R. 1, the Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Roll call votes are expected throughout the day as the Senate works to complete action on the economic recovery legislation.

Senate Floor Calendar...

Senate Jobs
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Senate Placement Office and Employment Bulletin

Senate Employment Bulletin (pdf)

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