Committee Type Established Terminated Notes Committee of the Whole Standing 1789 1986 A parliamentary device used by the Senate to consider issues as a body. Used extensively prior to the creation of standing committees in 1816. [1] Accounts of James Monroe Select February 8, 1831 February 11, 1831 Select committee expired Additional Accommodations for the Library of Congress Select March 3, 1881 April 18, 1921 Select committee expired Aeronautical and Space Sciences Standing July 24, 1958 February 11, 1977 Replaced by Commerce, Science and Transportation Agriculture Standing December 9, 1825 March 3, 1857 Restored in 1863 March 6, 1863 February 5, 1884 Renamed Agriculture and Forestry Agriculture and Forestry Standing February 5, 1884 February 11, 1977 Renamed Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Agricultural Labor Shortages in the West Special October 24, 1942 December 16, 1942 [ data missing ] Air Mail and Ocean Mail Contracts Special February 24, 1933 June 30, 1936 [ data missing ] Alabama Land Purchase Select February 4, 1828 May 26, 1828 Official title: Memorial of the State of Alabama to Purchase Certain Public Lands from Within the State Alaska Railroad (Special Select) Special July 1, 1930 December 4, 1933 [ data missing ] Alien Property Custodian's Office Select July 3, 1926 March 3, 1927 Select committee expired Alter and Improve Senate Chamber Select May 19, 1860 August 6, 1861 Select committee expired Amending the Constitution on the Election of the President and Vice President Select March 15, 1830 March 3, 1831 Select committee expired Amendments to the Constitution Select November 23, 1820 March 3, 1825 Official title: Proposed Amendments to the Constitution June 2, 1834 June 30, 1834 Official title: Resolution to Amend the Constitution February 27, 1861 February 28, 1861 Official title: Certain Amendments Proposed to the Constitution by the Convention held in Washington City American Colonization Society Select February 29, 1820 May 15, 1820 [ data missing ] Aquatic Life Special January 3, 1938 January 3, 1940 Official title: Conservation and Utilization of Aquatic Life [2] Armed Strikebreakers Select August 2, 1892 February 10, 1893 Official title: Investigate Armed Bodies of Men for Private PurposesPinkerton Detective Force Assault on Charles Sumner Select May 23, 1856 May 28, 1856 [ data missing ] Atomic Energy Select October 22, 1945 August 1, 1946 Replaced by the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy Atmospheric Telegraph Between Washington and Baltimore Select February 23, 1854 August 7, 1854 Proposal for a Pneumatic tube delivery system Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty Select March 3, 1924 March 4, 1925 Select committee expired Attorney General's Office Select December 10, 1816 March 3, 1817 Official title: Establishing an Additional Executive Office of the Attorney General Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate Standing November 4, 1807 January 2, 1947 Replaced by Rules and Administration . No mention of committee in 1809. [2] Bank Note Circulation Select February 27, 1840 July 21, 1840 Official title: Committee on the expediency of an amendment to the Constitution in Relation to the Circulation of Bank Notes and other Paper Currency Banking and Currency Standing May 22, 1913 October 26, 1970 Renamed Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Bankruptcy Select December 8, 1826 March 3, 1827 Official title: Establishing a Uniform System of Bankruptcy June 8, 1840 July 21, 1840 Official title: Bills to Establish a Uniform System of Bankruptcy throughout the United States Bankruptcy and Receivership Special June 13, 1933 May 29, 1936 Official title: Special Committee to Investigate Receivership and Bankruptcy Proceedings in the Courts of the United States Banks Expedition Select December 22, 1862 February 9, 1863 Official title: Inquire and Report in Regard to the Chartering of Transport Vessels for the Banks Expedition Banks in Which Deposits Have Been Made Select December 24, 1824 March 3, 1825 Official title: Liquidation of the Balances Due from Banks in Which Deposits Have Been Made Banks of the District of Columbia Select December 17, 1857 June 14, 1858 Select committee expired Bribery Attempts Investigation Special May 17, 1894 August 2, 1894 Official title: to Investigate Attempts at Bribery During the Consideration of the Tariff Bill Budget Special July 14, 1919 April 13, 1920 See Committee on the Budget Cabinet Officers on the Floor of the Senate Select December 7, 1880 August 8, 1882 Select committee expired California's Admission to the Union Select January 24, 1849 March 3, 1850 Stubbs Lists the committee through September 30, 1850, but there is no record of it existing during the 31st Congress . [1] See the Committee of Thirteen for the Settlement of the Slavery Question Campaign Expenditures Special June 17, 1924 February 12, 1925 [ data missing ] Campaign Expenditures Select December 5, 1932 December 21, 1933 Investigate Campaign Expenditures of Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates and Candidates for the United States Senate. [2] Campaign Expenditures Investigation Special January 3, 1935 January 3, 1941 [2] Campaign Expenditures, 1944 Special March 30, 1944 March 15, 1945 Official title: Presidential, Vice-Presidential, and Senate Campaign Expenditures in 1944 Campaign Expenditures, 1946 Special January 14, 1946 [ data missing ] [2] Canadian Relations Select July 31, 1888 January 13, 1892 Became a standing committee January 13, 1892 April 18, 1921 Merged with Foreign Relations Catlin's Collection of Indian Scenes, Purchase of Select February 3, 1852 June 23, 1852 [ data missing ] Censure Charges against Senator McCarthy Select August 2, 1954 December 2, 1954 Terminated on passage of a motion to censure Senator Joseph McCarthy Census Standing December 12, 1887 April 18, 1921 Preceded by various select committees Seventh Census Select December 14, 1848 June 28, 1852 Select committee expired Ninth Census Select January 29, 1869 March 3, 1869 Select committee expired Tenth Census Select April 4, 1878 March 3, 1887 Replaced by the Committee on the Census Centennial of the Constitution and the Discovery of America Select July 31, 1888 March 3, 1889 Replaced with the Select Committee on the Quadro-Centennial Centralization of Heavy Industry in the United States Special December 21, 1943 December 19, 1944 [ data missing ] Charges Against Benjamin Stark Select March 18, 1862 April 22, 1862 Select committee expired Charges Against Burton K. Wheeler Select April 9, 1924 May 19, 1924 Investigation into Senator Burton Wheeler for acting as an attorney in cases to which the U.S. was a party.; [2] Select committee expired Charges Against Senator Powell Clayton Select January 9, 1872 February 26, 1873 Select committee expired Senator Pomeroy Select February 10, 1873 March 3, 1873 Charges of election bribes against Senator Samuel C. Pomeroy Charges of Corruption Contained in the Daily Times Select March 12, 1846 March 16, 1846 Charges of corruption against the Senate related to the U.S.-British Oregon boundary dispute that were printed by the Daily Times in Washington, D.C. , on 5th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 1846.; [24] [25] Select committee expired Cherokee Nation's Complaints of Invasion of their Territory Select August 5, 1892 March 3, 1893 Select committee expired Circulation of Bank Notes in the District of Columbia Select January 9, 1860 January 17, 1860 Official title: Bill to Prohibit the Issue and Circulation of Bank Notes in the District of Columbia Civil Service Standing April 18, 1921 January 2, 1947 Replaced by Post Office and Civil Service Civil Service and Retrenchment Standing December 4, 1873 April 18, 1921 Renamed Civil Service Civil Service Commission Examining Division Select January 19, 1922 July 25, 1922 Official title: Investigate the Examining Division of the Civil Service Commission Civil Service Laws Special April 1, 1938 January 25, 1945 Official title: Special Committee to Investigate Administration and Operation of Civil Service Laws and the Classification Act of 1923 Civil Service Operations Select March 13, 1888 March 3, 1889 Select committee expired Civil Service System Special April 1, 1938 January 3, 1941 [ data missing ] Claims Standing December 10, 1816 January 2, 1947 Jurisdiction transferred to Judiciary and United States Court of Federal Claims Clerical Assistance to Senators Select January 26, 1917 March 3, 1917 Select committee expired Coast and Insular Survey Standing December 15, 1899 April 18, 1921 [ data missing ] Coast Defenses Standing March 13, 1885 April 18, 1921 [ data missing ] Coins Select December 10, 1929 December 15, 1930 Select committee expired Coins, Weights and Measures Select May 18, 1866 July 16, 1866 Select committee expired Commerce Standing December 12, 1825 January 2, 1947 Transferred to Interstate and Foreign Commerce April 13, 1961 February 11, 1977 Replaced by Commerce, Science and Transportation Commerce and Manufactures Standing December 10, 1816 December 12, 1825 Split into Commerce and Manufactures Compensation Select June 26, 1866 July 2, 1866 Select committee expired Compensation of Congress Select December 11, 1816 March 3, 1817 Official title: Resolution to Amend the Constitution on Compensation of Congress United States Senate Select Committee on Compensation of Members of Congress Select December 9, 1816 February 6, 1817 Official title: Repealing or Modifying a Law on Compensation of Members of Congress Compensation of Senate Employees Select March 30, 1885 December 7, 1885 Select committee expired January 6, 1954 [ data missing ] Date as listed in the Congressional Directory, 83rd Congress, 2nd Session. [2] Comptroller William Medill Select June 1, 1860 June 12, 1860 Official title: Select Committee in Relation to the First Comptroller, William Medill Conservation of National Resources Standing March 22, 1909 April 18, 1921 [ data missing ] Confiscation of Rebel Property Select May 6, 1862 May 14, 1862 Official title: Committee on S. 151 to Confiscate Property and Free the Slaves of Rebels. [26] Considered various bills related to confiscation of property.; [27] Select committee expired Constitution of the State of Alabama Select December 6, 1819 May 15, 1820 [ data missing ] Constitution of the State of Arkansas Select March 14, 1835 July 4, 1836 [ data missing ] Contribution Investigation Select February 7, 1956 March 29, 1956 Investigation into use of political contributions to influence the vote of a senator on a particular bill.; [2] Select committee expired Corporations Organized in the District of Columbia Select July 27, 1892 March 19, 1896 Became a standing committee March 19, 1896 April 18, 1921 [ data missing ] Counting the Electoral Vote Select December 18, 1876 March 3, 1877 United States presidential election of 1876 Court Reorganization and Judicial Procedure Special August 6, 1937 August 5, 1939 [ data missing ] Credentials of the Honorable John M. Niles Select April 30, 1844 May 16, 1844 Select committee expired Crop Insurance Select September 9, 1922 March 3, 1923 Select committee expired Cuban Relations Standing December 15, 1899 April 18, 1921 Merged with Foreign Relations Danger of Steam Vessels Select December 6, 1837 July 9, 1838 Select committee expired Debt Imprisonment Abolition Select January 21, 1823 March 3, 1829 Official title: Abolishing Imprisonment for Debt Debts of the States Select January 8, 1840 July 21, 1840 Official title: Assumption by the General Government of the Debts of the States Depreciation of Foreign Currencies Select April 12, 1932 March 3, 1933 Official title: Investigation of Depreciation of Foreign Currencies Disorder in the Senate of April 17, 1850 Select April 17, 1850 September 30, 1850 Fight between Senator Foote and Senator Benton Congressional [28] [29] [30] Disarmament Select [ data missing ] [ data missing ] Select committee expired Disposition of Useless Papers in the Executive Departments Standing March 22, 1909 April 18, 1921 Byrd first lists it in December 1903. [2] Preceded by the Examination and Disposition of Documents Distilled Spirit Tax Bill Select May 4, 1882 August 8, 1882 Select committee expired Distributing Public Revenue Among the States Select December 14, 1826 March 3, 1913 Select committee expired District of Columbia Standing December 18, 1816 February 11, 1977 Functions transferred to Governmental Affairs District of Columbia Public School System Select February 24, 1920 May 26, 1920 Official title: Investigate the Public School System of the District of Columbia District of Columbia Excise Board Select January 26, 1915 March 4, 1915 Select committee expired Dueling Select February 25, 1831 March 3, 1831 Select committee expired Duties on Imports Select January 23, 1861 February 1, 1861 Official title: Bill (H.R. 338) to Provide for the Payment of Outstanding Treasury Notes, to Authorize and Loan, and t o Regulate and Fix the Duties on Imports Education Standing January 28, 1869 February 14, 1870 Renamed Education and Labor Education and Labor Standing February 14, 1870 January 2, 1947 Functions transferred to Labor and Public Welfare Education and Labor Subcommittee Investigating Violations of Free Speech and the Rights of Labor Standing 1936 1941 Also known as the La Follette Civil Liberties Committee or La Follette Committee Education and Labor Subcommittee on Wartime Health and Education Standing 1943 1946 Efficiency of the Army Efficiency Select July 6, 1861 August 6, 1861 Review of a bill numbered S. 4 to promote efficiency of the Army Elections of 1878 Select December 17, 1878 March 3, 1881 Official title: Inquire into Alleged Frauds and Violence in the Elections of 1878 Election of William Lorimer Select June 7, 1911 May 20, 1912 [ data missing ] Eligibility of James Shields Special March 6, 1849 March 15, 1849 Official title: Eligibility of the Honorable James Shields to a Seat in the Senate Emigrant Route and Telegraphic Line to California Select January 20, 1853 March 3, 1853 Official title: Protection of the Emigrant Route and a Telegraphic Line from Missouri to California and Oregon Emigration of Negroes from the South to North Select December 19, 1879 June 1, 1880 Official title: Investigate the Causes Which Have Led to the Emigration of Negroes from the Southern to the Northern States Employment of a Fiscal Agent Select June 3, 1941 July 21, 1941 [ data missing ] Engrossed Bills Standing March 9, 1875 April 18, 1921 [ data missing ] Enrolled Bills Standing March 9, 1875 January 2, 1947 Preceded by the Enrolled Bills (Joint)Rules and Administration Epidemic Diseases Select December 4, 1878 December 12, 1887 Became a standing committee December 12, 1887 March 19, 1896 Preceded by a select committeePublic Health and National Quarantine Equal Educational Opportunity Select February 19, 1970 January 6, 1973 Select committee expired Establish a University of the United States Select June 2, 1890 March 19, 1896 Became a standing committee March 19, 1896 April 18, 1921 [ data missing ] Establishing Branches of the Mint Select February 5, 1835 February 10, 1835 Select committee expired Ether Discovery Select January 5, 1853 February 19, 1853 Select committee expired Examination and Disposition of Documents Select June 15, 1906 March 22, 1909 Replaced by the Disposition of Useless Papers in the Executive Departments Examine the Several Branches in Civil Service Select December 8, 1875 January 21, 1884 Became a standing committee January 21, 1884 April 21, 1921 Preceded by a select committee Execution without Trial in France Special November 4, 1921 March 1, 1923 Investigating the conduct of officers of the Army related to punishment of enlisted men during World War I Executive Agencies of the Government Select February 24, 1936 January 16, 1938 Official title: Investigation of Executive Agencies of the Government. Reported the Reorganization Act of 1939 . Executive Departments Methods Select March 3, 1887 March 28, 1889 Official title: Methods of Business of the Executive Departments Methods Executive Patronage Select January 7, 1835 February 9, 1835 Select committee expired Expedition of John C. Fremont Select June 26, 1848 August 9, 1848 Select Committee on Publication of the Results of the Exploring Expedition of John C. Fremont Expenditures in the Department of Agriculture Select December 17, 1907 March 22, 1909 Became a standing committee March 22, 1909 April 18, 1921 Merged with Expenditures in Executive Departments Expenditures in the Department of Commerce Standing June 24, 1914 April 18, 1921 Formed from Expenditures in the Department of Commerce and Labor Expenditures in Executive Departments Expenditures in the Department of Commerce and Labor Standing April 5, 1912 June 24, 1914 Split into Expenditures in the Department of Commerce and Expenditures in the Department of Labor Expenditures in Executive Departments Standing December 15, 1899 December 17, 1907 Official title: Organization, Conduct, and Expenditures of the Executive Departments April 18, 1921 March 3, 1952 Preceded by several individual select committeesGovernment Operations Expenditures in the Interior Department Select December 17, 1907 March 22, 1909 Became a standing committee March 22, 1909 April 18, 1921 Merged with Expenditures in Executive Departments Expenditures in the Department of Justice Select December 17, 1907 March 22, 1909 Became a standing committee March 22, 1909 April 18, 1921 Merged with Expenditures in Executive Departments Expenditures in the Department of Labor Standing June 24, 1914 April 18, 1921 Formed from Expenditures in the Department of Commerce and Labor Expenditures in Executive Departments Expenditures in the Navy Department Select December 17, 1907 March 22, 1909 Became a standing committee March 22, 1909 April 18, 1921 Merged with Expenditures in Executive Departments Expenditures in the Post Office Department Standing December 22, 1909 April 21, 1921 Merged with Expenditures in Executive Departments Expenditures of Public Money Standing January 21, 1884 1889 [ data missing ] Expenditures in the Department of State Select December 17, 1907 March 22, 1909 Preceded by Organization, Conduct, and Expenditures of the Executive Departments March 22, 1909 April 18, 1921 Merged with Expenditures in Executive Departments Expenditures in the Treasury Department Select December 17, 1907 December 22, 1909 Became a standing committee December 22, 1909 April 18, 1921 Merged with Expenditures in Executive Departments Expenditures in the War Department Select December 17, 1907 December 22, 1909 Became a standing committee December 22, 1909 April 18, 1921 Merged with Expenditures in Executive Departments Ex-servicemen Bureaus and Agencies Select June 9, 1921 February 17, 1923 Official title: Investiqate Bureaus and Agencies Dealing with the Welfare of Ex-servicemen Evidence Affecting Certain members of the Senate Select February 4, 1873 February 27, 1873 Select committee expired Failed National Banks Select June 2, 1892 March 15, 1893 Renamed Select Committee on National Banks Fire Engines, Purchase of Select December 13, 1820 March 3, 1821 Select committee expired Fiscal Affairs of the Government Special February 13, 1941 December 16, 1942 [ data missing ] Fiscal Corporation of the United States Select August 24, 1841 February 21, 1842 Select committee expired Fisheries Standing January 11, 1884 April 18, 1921 [ data missing ] Fishing Bounties and Allowances Select March 30, 1840 April 10, 1840 Official title: Character and Origin of Fishing Bounties and Allowances Five Civilized Tribes of Indians Select December 21, 1887 March 22, 1909 Became a standing committee March 22, 1909 April 18, 1921 [ data missing ] Florida and Its Admission to the Union Select February 12, 1840 July 1, 1840 Official title: Division of Florida and Its Admission to the Union Ford Theater Disaster Select December 14, 1893 August 28, 1894 Merged with the Joint Committee on the Ford's Theater Disaster Foreign Aid Program Special July 11, 1956 August 30, 1957 Official title: to Study the Foreign Aid Program Select Committee on Forest Reservations Select March 15, 1893 March 19, 1896 Replaced by Forest Reservations and the Protection of Game Select Committee on Forest Reservations in California Select July 28, 1892 March 15, 1893 Replaced by Select Committee on Forest Reservations Forest Reservations and the Protection of Game Standing March 19, 1896 April 18, 1921 Combined with Committee on Agriculture and Forestry Freedman's Savings and Trust Company Select April 7, 1879 April 2, 1880 Select committee expired French Spoliations Select December 20, 1826 March 3, 1835 Select committee expired December 18, 1845 March 3, 1847 French Spoliations prior to 1800 January 9, 1850 August 7, 1854 French Spoliations prior to 1801 January 5, 1858 June 11, 1860 French Spoliation claims Fuel Situation in the Middle West Special December 15, 1942 October 5, 1943 [ data missing ] Fuels in the Areas West of the Mississippi Special December 15, 1942 August 2, 1946 [ data missing ] Gasoline and Fuel Oil Shortages Special August 28, 1941 December 19, 1944 [ data missing ] Geological Survey Select July 28, 1892 December 15, 1899 Official title: Select Committee to Investigate the Operations of the Geological Survey December 15, 1899 April 18, 1921 Select Committee until December 15, 1899 Georgia and the Creek Indians Select February 5, 1827 March 3, 1827 Select committee expired Government Operations Standing March 3, 1952 February 11, 1977 Preceded by Expenditures in Executive Departments Governmental Affairs Government Organization Select January 29, 1937 January 3, 1941 See also Government Organization Government Printing Office Select January 30, 1888 August 23, 1888 Select committee expired Governmental Affairs Standing February 11, 1977 February 17, 2005 Renamed United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs United States Senate Committee on Haiti and Santo Domingo Standing July 27, 1921 June 26, 1922 [ data missing ] Harpers Ferry Invasion Select December 15, 1859 June 15, 1860 Official title: Inquire into the Facts of the Recent Invasion and Seizure of the United States Armory at Harpers Ferry July 25, 1861 April 18, 1862 [ data missing ] Senator Heflin's Letter on Intermarriages in New York Select February 7, 1930 March 3, 1931 Official title: Investigate a Certain Letter Written by Senator J. Thomas Heflin on Intermarriages in New York. Racially-tinged letter written to journalist Sam H. Reading on October 15, 1929. [31] Hot Springs (Arkansas) Commission Special December 3, 1878 February 19, 1879 Official title: Cause of the Omission of the Clause Relating to the Hot Springs of Arkansas in the Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill [32] [33] [34] Human Resources Standing February 11, 1977 March 7, 1979 Preceded by Labor and Public Welfare Labor and Human Resources Illegal Appointments in Civil Service Select May 19, 1928 March 3, 1929 Select committee expired Immigration Standing December 12, 1889 January 2, 1947 Transferred to Judiciary Immigration and Naturalization Select December 20, 1889 August 18, 1893 Became a standing committee August 18, 1893 January 2, 1947 Subcommittee on Immigration and Naturalization Archived 2017-08-25 at the Wayback Machine Impeachment of President Andrew Johnson Select February 25, 1868 February 26, 1868 Official title: Consider and Report on the Message of the House Respecting the Impeachment of the President Impeachment Trial Investigation Select May 27, 1868 November 10, 1868 Official title: Select Commimtee to Investigate in Regard to Alleged Improper Influences on the Impeachment Trial Impeachment of Robert H. Archbald Select July 15, 1912 January 13, 1913 Terminated upon conclusion of the impeachment trial Impeachment of Harry E. Claiborne Select August 14, 1986 October 1, 1986 Known as the Impeachment Trial Committee Impeachment of Alcee L. Hastings Select May 10, 1989 October 20, 1989 Known as the Impeachment Trial Committee Impeachment of West H. Humphreys Select May 8, 1862 May 9, 1862 Official title: Message of the House of Representatives in Relation to the Impeachment of West H. Humphreys Impeachment of Samuel B. Kent Select June 24, 2009 [35] July 22, 2009 [36] Known as the Impeachment Trial Committee Impeachment of G. Thomas Porteous, Jr. Select March 17, 2010 [37] December 8, 2010 Known as the Impeachment Trial Committee Impeachment of Walter L. Nixon Select May 11, 1989 November 3, 1989 Known as the Impeachment Trial Committee Impeachment of James H. Peck Select April 26, 1830 April 27, 1830 Select committee expired Impeachment of Charles Swayne Select December 14, 1904 March 3, 1905 Select committee expired Incendiary Publications Select December 26, 1835 February 4, 1836 [ data missing ] Indian Affairs Standing January 3, 1820 January 2, 1947 Transferred to Committee on Public Lands February 11, 1977 February 24, 1993 Restored as a select committee Indian Contracts Investigation Select June 25, 1910 March 3, 1911 Indian Contracts Investigation Indian Depredations Standing 1889 April 18, 1921 Superseded by a select committee Irrigation and Reclamation Standing February 14, 1889 December 16, 1891 Official title: Select Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands April 5, 1893 April 18, 1921 Preceded by a select committee Indian Territory Select February 12, 1879 May 31, 1880 Removal of Northern Cheyennes to Indian Territory June 30, 1906 March 3, 1907 Official title: Select Committee on the Affairs of Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory Indian Title to Certain Lands Select March 4, 1818 March 20, 1818 Official title: Select Committee on the Extinguishment of Indian Title to Certain Lands Indian Traders Select June 3, 1886 March 2, 1889 Select committee expired Indiana Admission to the Union Select December 2, 1816 December 16, 1816 Select committee expired Industrial Expositions Standing December 15, 1899 April 18, 1921 Select Committee 1899–1909Select Committee on International Expositions Intelligence Activities Select July 27, 1975 May 19, 1976 Church Committee Select Committee on Intelligence Interior and Insular Affairs Standing 1948 1977 Renamed Energy and Natural Resources Interior Department Clerical Force Select August 24, 1865 May 25, 1866 Official title: Bill S. 282 to Reorganize the Clerical Force in the Department of Interior Internal Revenue Bureau Select March 12, 1924 February 6, 1926 Replaced by Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation Subcommittee on Internal Security Standing December 21, 1950 1977 Also known as the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee (SISS) or the McCarran Committee after Senator Pat McCarran of Nevada International Copyright Law Select January 22, 1846 August 10, 1846 [ data missing ] International Expositions Select December 30, 1895 December 15, 1899 Renamed Select Committee on Industrial Expositions Select Committee on the Quadro-Centennial Interoceanic Canals Standing December 15, 1899 January 2, 1947 Transferred to Interstate and Foreign Commerce Interstate and Foreign Commerce Standing January 2, 1947 April 13, 1961 Renamed Commerce Interstate Commerce Select March 17, 1885 January 18, 1886 Became a standing committee December 12, 1887 January 2, 1947 Renamed Interstate and Foreign Commerce United States Senate Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program Special March 1, 1941 April 28, 1948 Truman Committee Investigation and Retrenchment Standing December 14, 1871 March 3, 1873 [ data missing ] Irrigation and Reclamation Standing February 14, 1889 December 16, 1891 Official title: Select Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands December 16, 1891 January 2, 1947 [ data missing ] Labor and Human Resources Standing March 7, 1979 January 19, 1999 Renamed Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Labor and Public Welfare Standing January 2, 1947 February 11, 1977 Renamed Human Resources Labor-Management Relations Select January 30, 1957 March 31, 1960 Official title: Improper Activities in Labor and Management; [38] Select committee expired Land and Water Policies of the United States Special January 25, 1935 June 20, 1936 Official title: Special Committee on the Survey of Land and Water Policies of the United States Land Commissioners Reports Select February 6, 1820 March 3, 1821 Official title: Select Committee on the Reports for Land Commissioners Law Enforcement Undercover Activities of the Justice Department Select March 24, 1982 December 15, 1982 [ data missing ] Library Standing February 25, 1806 January 2, 1947 Joint Committee from 1806 to 1844 and from 1861 to 1882Joint Committee on the Library Lobbying Activities Select July 11, 1935 June 16, 1938 Select committee expired Loss of Original Papers of Mark and Richard Bean Select January 23, 1854 August 7, 1854 Select committee expired Late Presidential Election Louisiana Standing June 5, 1878 March 1, 1879 United States presidential election of 1876 Mail Cover on Senators Special December 1, 1954 December 3, 1954 Investigating whether mail from Joseph McCarthy was intercepted or reviewed by anyone to determine either the contents or the identify of correspondents. [2] Contested Election of 1850 Standing December 1, 1851 August 21, 1852 Contested election of Stephen R. Mallory by David L. Yulee Manufactures Standing February 10, 1825 March 3, 1855 [ data missing ] February 10, 1864 January 2, 1947 Restored in 1864 Marquis de La Fayette Select January 21, 1824 May 27, 1824 Official title: Resolution Respecting the Marquis de La Fayette United States .; [39] Select committee expired Memorial of A. B. Quinby Select January 26, 1837 February 1, 1837 Official title: Memorial of A. B. Quinby for his Steam Engine Safety Valve American Association for the Promotion of Science Select April 24, 1854 August 7, 1854 Official title: Select Committee on Professor Mitchell's machine for measuring right ascensions and declination Memorial of the Bank of the United States Select January 9, 1832 March 13, 1832 Select committee expired Memorial of Certain Cherokee Claimants Select May 30, 1848 August 14, 1848 Select committee expired Memorial of the Citizens of Georgetown (DC) for the Retrocession of that Part of the District Select April 10, 1838 July 3, 1838 Select committee expired Memorial of Davis Hatch Select June 8, 1870 June 25, 1870 [ data missing ] Memorial of Duff Green Select December 14, 1837 July 9, 1838 Select committee expired Memorial of Edward D. Tippett Select February 24, 1838 July 9, 1838 Select committee expired Memorial of Houmas Lands Settlers Select January 4, 1860 March 23, 1860 Official title: Memorial of Certain Settlers of the Houmas Lands Memorials of the Manufacturers Iron Select January 27, 1831 March 3, 1831 Select committee expired Memorial of the Legislature of Arkansas Select December 17, 1823 March 23, 1824 Select committee expired Memorial on Services Rendered by Carlisle P. Patterson Standing January 11, 1882 August 8, 1882 [ data missing ] Memorial of W.T.G. Morton Select December 26, 1846 March 3, 1847 Select committee expired Memphis Convention Select February 3, 1846 June 26, 1846 Select committee expired Mexican Boundary Select August 17, 1852 March 3, 1853 Official title: Investigate Irregularities in Running and Marking the Mexican Boundary Mexican Boundary Commission Select July 8, 1850 September 30, 1850 Official title: Appointment of a Scientific Corps Attached to the Mexican Boundary Commission July 26, 1852 August 31, 1852 Official title: Report to the Secretary of Interior Mexican Boundary Commission Mexican Propaganda Select December 9, 1927 January 9, 1929 Investigation whether senators received any bribes from foreign governments to influence official actions.; [2] Select committee expired Mexican Relations Select December 11, 1877 June 20, 1878 Select committee expired Mexican Claims Commission Select February 25, 1852 March 28, 1854 Official title: Proceedings of the Board of Commissioners on Claims Against Mexico Michigan and Arkansas Admission to the Union Select January 27, 1834 May 3, 1834 [ data missing ] Mileage of Members of Congress Select January 6, 1830 July 7, 1840 Official title: Establish a Uniform Rule for Computation of Mileage of Members of Congress Military Affairs Standing December 10, 1816 January 2, 1947 Merged with Armed Services Military Asylum near Washington, D.C. Select April 12, 1858 August 18, 1858 Select committee expired Military Claims Originating in West Virginia Select February 5, 1863 February 13, 1863 Official title: Appointment of a Commission to Examine and Decide upon Military Claims Originating in the State of Virginia, West of the Blue Ridge Militia Standing December 10, 1816 December 16, 1857 Merged with Military Affairs Mines and Mining Standing March 8, 1865 January 2, 1947 Other sources list date established as December 5, 1865. [1] [3] [40] Mississippi's Admission to the Union Select December 1, 1817 December 3, 1817 Select committee expired Mississippi Flood Control Project Select February 22, 1933 January 5, 1937 Official title: Labor Conditions on the Mississippi Flood Control Project Mississippi River and Its Tributaries Standing March 19, 1879 April 18, 1921 [ data missing ] Mississippi River Levees Reconstruction Select June 8, 1866 July 2, 1866 Select committee expired Mississippi River Levee System Select June 3, 1870 March 3, 1879 Replaced by Mississippi River and Its Tributaries Memorial of the Mississippi Territory Select January 7, 1817 January 17, 1817 Select committee expired Merchant Marine Special February 25, 1938 August 5, 1939 Official title: Investigate Conditions in the Merchant Marine Mississippi Election Frauds, 1876 Select March 31, 1876 August 7, 1876 [ data missing ] Missouri's Admission to the Union Select November 14, 1820 December 13, 1820 Select committee expired Monuments to Deceased Senators Select January 20, 1848 August 14, 1848 Select committee expired Munitions Industry Select April 12, 1934 June 11, 1938 Also known as the Nye CommitteeMerchants of Death at Senate.gov) National Armory and Foundry Select March 21, 1862 July 17, 1862 [ data missing ] National Banks Select May 24, 1866 July 28, 1866 Restored in 1892 as Failed National Banks March 15, 1893 March 22, 1909 Renamed from Failed National Banks March 22, 1909 April 18, 1921 [ data missing ] National Fuels Study Special September 11, 1961 April 12, 1962 [ data missing ] National Road from Cumberland to Wheeling Select December 12, 1822 May 3, 1823 Select committee expired National Telegraph Company Select April 5, 1866 July 28, 1866 Select committee expired National University Standing December 10, 1810 March 3, 1817 [ data missing ] National Water Resources Select April 20, 1959 January 30, 1961 Select committee expired Naval Affairs Standing December 10, 1816 January 2, 1947 Merged with Armed Services Naval Supplies Select January 25, 1864 June 29, 1864 Select committee expired Nicaragua Canal Select December 30, 1895 March 3, 1901 Official title: Construction of the Nicaragua Canal Nicaraguan Claims Select February 5, 1879 March 3, 1895 Select committee expired Nine Foot Channel from the Great Lakes to the Gulf Select January 25, 1923 February 3, 1925 Select committee expired Nomination of Amos Kendall Select March 10, 1830 April 27, 1830 Nomination to be United States Postmaster General Nutrition and Human Needs Select July 30, 1968 December 31, 1977 Transferred to Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Occupation of the Columbia River Select February 7, 1838 July 9, 1838 Select committee expired Official Conduct Special January 18, 1977 March 10, 1977 [ data missing ] Ohio-Michigan Boundary Select December 14, 1831 March 20, 1832 Select committee expired December 22, 1835 July 4, 1836 [ data missing ] Old-Age Pension System Select June 20, 1941 December 16, 1942 Select committee expired Omaha Exposition Select July 8, 1898 March 3, 1899 Select committee expired Preservation of Order in the Galleries Select March 8, 1861 March 8, 1861 Official title: Additional Arrangements for the Preservation of Order in the Galleries Ordnance and Gunnery Select August 2, 1882 March 3, 1883 Renamed Ordnance and War Ships Ordnance and Projectiles Select August 2, 1882 February 9, 1883 Official title: Heavy Ordnance and Projectiles Ordnance and War Ships Select July 3, 1844 February 8, 1886 Select committee expired Ordnance Stores Select February 29, 1872 March 11, 1872 Official title: Investigate all Sales Ordnance Stores by the Government of the United States Oregon Railroad Select June 27, 1848 August 14, 1848 Select committee expired Oregon Territory Select December 10, 1838 March 3, 1843 Select committee expired Organization of Congress Special December 1945 March 4, 1946 Consisted of the Senate members of the Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress August 26, 1966 October 14, 1968 Operated concurrently with the Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce Special May 3, 1950 August 31, 1951 Official title: Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce Outrages in Southern States Select January 19, 1871 March 12, 1873 Select committee expired Overland Mail Service Select March 3, 1865 March 3, 1865 Official title: Examine the Condition of the Overland Mail Service Pacific Islands and Puerto Rico Standing December 15, 1899 February 5, 1920 Renamed Pacific Islands, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Pacific Islands, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Standing February 5, 1920 April 18, 1921 [ data missing ] Pacific Railroad (1861–1873) Select January 4, 1854 December 22, 1863 Became a standing committee in 1863 December 22, 1863 March 12, 1873 Replaced by Railroads Pacific Railroads Standing March 15, 1893 April 18, 1921 Separate and distinct from the Committee on the Pacific Railroad Pacific Railway Commission Special January 24, 1888 March 3, 1893 [ data missing ] Patent Office Select December 31, 1835 April 28, 1836 Replaced by Patents and the Patent Office Patents Standing March 8, 1869 January 2, 1947 Duties moved to United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks Archived 2017-08-25 at the Wayback Machine Patents and the Patent Office Standing September 7, 1837 March 8, 1869 Renamed Patents [41] Peale's Portrait of Washington Select January 17, 1825 January 25, 1825 Select committee expired Pensacola Navy Yard Surrender Select July 25, 1861 April 18, 1862 Official title: Inquire into the Circumstances of the Surrender of the Pensacola Navy Yard and Destruction of Public Property at the Norfolk Navy Yard and at the Harpers Ferry Armory Pensions Standing December 10, 1816 January 2, 1947 [ data missing ] Petroleum Resources Special March 13, 1944 January 31, 1947 [ data missing ] Philippines Standing December 15, 1899 April 18, 1921 See also: Lodge Committee , a 1902 investigation by the Committee on the Philippines into war crimes committed during the Philippine–American War Philippines Economic Condition Special June 18, 1934 May 3, 1935 Investigate Economic Activities in the Philippines Plueropneumonia among Animals Select January 19, 1881 March 3, 1881 Select committee expired Letter from Mr. Poindexter Select February 21, 1835 March 2, 1835 Select committee expired Political Activities, Lobbying, and Campaign Contributions Special February 22, 1956 May 31, 1957 [ data missing ] Post Office and Civil Service Standing January 2, 1947 February 11, 1977 Merger of Civil Service and Post Office and Post Roads Governmental Affairs Post Office Department Select December 5, 1830 March 3, 1831 Official title: Investigation of the Post Office Department Post Office Leases Select April 18, 1930 July 1, 1932 Select committee expired Post Office and Post Roads Standing December 10, 1816 January 2, 1947 Replaced by Post Office and Civil Service Post-War Economic Policy and Planning Special March 12, 1943 February 3, 1947 [ data missing ] Potomac River Front Select December 13, 1881 March 3, 1911 Official title: Investigate the Potomac River Front Improvement POW/MIA Affairs Select August 2, 1991 January 2, 1993 Select committee expired Preserve Historical Records of the Senate Special July 28, 1958 April 2, 1959 [ data missing ] Presidential and Senatorial Campaign Expenditures Special June 13, 1934 January 10, 1935 [ data missing ] Presidential Campaign Activities Select February 7, 1973 June 27, 1974 Watergate Committee Presidential Campaign Expenditures Special April 30, 1928 January 21, 1929 [ data missing ] President's Message Refusing to Furnish a Paper to Senate Select December 19, 1833 June 30, 1834 Select committee expired Printing Standing December 15, 1841 January 2, 1947 Replaced by Joint Committee on Printing [2] Public Printing Investigation Select January 24, 1860 May 31, 1860 Official title: Investigate Public Printing.; [42] [43] [44] Select committee expired Private Claims Commission Select December 18, 1854 March 3, 1855 Establishing a Private Claims Commission Private Land Claims Standing December 26, 1826 April 18, 1921 Merged with Committee on Claims Privileges and Elections Standing March 10, 1871 January 2, 1947 Transferred to Rules and Administration Propaganda Affecting Taxation and Soldiers' Bonus Select January 17, 1924 March 3, 1925 Investigate whether "the profiteers of the war are now contributing to defeat the soldiers' adjusted compensation bill by money or influence."; [2] Select committee expired Propaganda or Money Alleged Used by Foreign Governments Special December 9, 1927 January 9, 1929 [ data missing ] Protection of Life and Health in Passenger Ships Select December 20, 1854 March 3, 1855 See also Select Committee on Sickness on Emigrant Ships Public Buildings Select December 16, 1819 May 15, 1820 Select committee expired [45] Public Buildings and Grounds Standing December 6, 1838 January 2, 1947 Public Buildings, 1838–1855Public Works . [2] [46] Public Distress Select June 6, 1894 August 28, 1894 Select committee expired Public Expenditures Standing March 22, 1909 March 3, 1911 [ data missing ] Public Health and National Quarantine Standing March 19, 1896 April 18, 1921 Preceded by Epidemic Diseases Public Lands Standing December 10, 1816 April 18, 1921 Renamed Public Lands and Surveys January 2, 1947 January 28, 1948 Restored in 1947Interior and Insular Affairs Public Lands and Surveys Standing April 18, 1921 January 2, 1947 Renamed Public Lands Public Works Standing January 2, 1947 February 11, 1977 Renamed Environment and Public Works Publication of the Treaty of Washington Select May 12, 1871 May 25, 1871 Official title: Investigate How and by Whom the Treaty of Washington was Made Public Purchasing Boyd Reilly's Gas Apparatus Select May 6, 1834 March 3, 1839 Select committee expired Quadrocentennial Select December 12, 1889 March 3, 1895 Renamed Select Committee on International Expositions Railroads Standing March 12, 1873 April 18, 1921 Preceded by the Committee on the Pacific Railroad Readjustment of Service Pay Special February 16, 1922 March 22, 1922 [ data missing ] Reconstruction and Production Select April 17, 1920 March 3, 1921 Housing shortage after World War I .; [2] Select committee expired Reconstruction Finance Corporation Select July 11, 1932 January 13, 1933 Select committee expired Reduction of Congressional Salaries Select December 19, 1820 March 3, 1821 Select committee expired Reforestation Select January 22, 1923 January 10, 1924 Select committee expired Remodeling the Senate Chamber Special July 17, 1945 April 2, 1951 Official title: Reconstruction of Senate Roof and Skylights and Remodeling of Senate Chamber Removal of Political Disabilities Select March 20, 1869 March 12, 1873 14th Amendment Representative Reform Select January 13, 1869 March 3, 1869 Select committee expired Retired List for the Army and the Navy Select June 12, 1848 August 3, 1848 Select committee expired Retrenchment Standing December 9, 1844 March 12, 1873 [ data missing ] Revenue Collections in North Carolina Special March 2, 1882 February 12, 1883 [ data missing ] Revision of the Laws Standing March 8, 1869 January 14, 1928 [ data missing ] Revolutionary Claims Standing December 16, 1832 April 18, 1921 Merged with Claims Revolutionary Officers Select December 18, 1827 May 26, 1828 Select committee expired Rivers and Harbors Convention in Chicago Select June 19, 1848 August 14, 1848 Official title: Memorial of the Chicago Convention on the Rivers and Harbors of the United States Roads and Canals Select February 8, 1820 January 18, 1830 Became a standing committee January 18, 1830 March 3, 1857 [ data missing ] Letter of Mr. Ruggles Select February 22, 1838 April 12, 1838 Select committee expired Rules Standing December 3, 1867 June 23, 1874 Official title: Select Committee to Revise the Rules of the Senate June 23, 1874 January 2, 1947 Renamed Rules and Administration Sale of Arms to French Agents Select February 29, 1872 March 11, 1872 Select committee expired Sale of Public Lands Select March 31, 1836 June 15, 1836 Official title: Sale of Public Lands and the Means of preventing Their Monopoly Violation of the Injunction of Secrecy Select April 29, 1844 May 8, 1844 Select committee expired Secret and Confidential Government Documents Special August 15, 1972 October 12, 1973 To propose guidelines for handling classified documents submitted to the Senate Security and Cooperation in Europe Special November 18, 1983 1986 Senate committee terminated. See also the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Nicaraguan Opposition Select January 12, 1987 January 2, 1989 Iran-Contra Committee Seminole War Select December 18, 1818 May 15, 1820 Select committee expired Senate Administrative Services Select June 20, 1890 March 3, 1891 Official title: State of the Administrative Service of the Senate Senate Committee System (Temporary Select) Select March 31, 1976 February 11, 1977 [ data missing ] June 6, 1984 December 14, 1984 [ data missing ] Senate Reception Room Special August 2, 1955 May 1, 1957 [ data missing ] Senatorial Campaign Expenditures Special May 27, 1938 July 7, 1943 . [1] Byrd lists a similar committee from January 5, 1942, to January 6, 1943. [2] Senatorial Campaign of 1930 Select April 10, 1930 December 3, 1931 Related to Senator James Thomas Heflin ’s charges of fraud Senatorial Elections Select May 19, 1926 March 22, 1928 Select committee expired Settlement of the Slavery Question Select April 19, 1850 September 30, 1850 Known as the Committee of Thirteen. [47] Not listed in Stubbs.; [1] Select committee expired Shiloh National Park Select June 13, 1834 June 18, 1834 Official title: Investigate Abuses at Shiloh National Park Ship Purchase Lobby Special February 15, 1915 January 5, 1916 [ data missing ] Sickness on Emigrant Ships Select December 7, 1853 August 2, 1854 Official title: Consider the Causes and Extent of Sickness on Emigrant Ships Silver Special August 16, 1935 August 2, 1946 Also known as the Special Silver Committee Sioux and Crow Indians Select March 2, 1883 March 7, 1884 Select committee expired Slave Trade Select December 10, 1816 March 3, 1819 Select committee expired Slavery and the Treatment of Freedmen Select January 13, 1864 February 29, 1864 Select committee expired Small Business Select February 20, 1950 March 25, 1981 Became a standing committee, Small Business and Entrepreneurship Smithsonian Institution Select April 30, 1846 August 10, 1846 Select committee expired Space and Astronautics Special February 6, 1958 March 11, 1959 Replaced by the Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences Standards and Conduct Select July 24, 1964 February 11, 1977 Transferred to Committee on Ethics Standards, Weights, and Measures Select December 18, 1901 March 22, 1909 Became a standing committee March 22, 1909 April 18, 1921 Preceded by a select committee Small Business Enterprises (Special) Special October 8, 1940 February 20, 1950 Also known as Special Committee to Study Problems of American Small BusinessSmall Business Steel Producing Capacity of the United States Select July 3, 1884 March 3, 1885 Select committee expired Tariff Bill of 1828 Special January 2, 1849 March 3, 1849 Official title: Repealing the First Section of the Tariff Bill of 1828 Tariff Commission Select March 11, 1926 May 28, 1928 Select committee expired Tariff Regulation Select February 25, 1823 March 3, 1923 Select committee expired Tariff Bill Select February 13, 1833 March 2, 1833 Select committee expired Taxation of Government Securities and Salaries Special June 16, 1938 September 18, 1940 [ data missing ] Telepost Select July 17, 1914 March 4, 1915 Proposal to use the St. Louis to Chicago telepost by the U.S. Post Office Department . [2] Tennessee Centennial Exposition Select May 12, 1896 March 3, 1897 [ data missing ] Termination National Emergency Special January 6, 1973 December 20, 1974 [ data missing ] Territories Standing March 25, 1844 April 18, 1921 Renamed Territories and Insular Possessions Territories and Insular Possessions Standing April 18, 1921 June 17, 1929 Renamed Territorial and Insular Affairs Territorial and Insular Affairs Standing June 17, 1929 January 2, 1947 Replaced by Interior and Insular Affairs Third Degree Ordeal Standing April 30, 1910 August 4, 1911 [ data missing ] Thirteen on the Disturbed Condition of the Country Select December 18, 1860 December 31, 1860 Also known as the ‘’’Committee of Thirteen’’’ Traffic with Rebels in Texas Select January 4, 1871 March 3, 1871 Official title: Investigate Alleged Traffic with Rebels in Texas Transportation and Sale of Meat Products Select May 16, 1888 April 18, 1921 Select committee expired Transportation Routes to the Seaboard Select December 16, 1872 March 19, 1879 Became a standing committee March 19, 1879 April 18, 1921 [ data missing ] Treasury Department Account Discrepancies Select November 19, 1877 April 28, 1880 Official title: Investigate the Books and Accounts of the Treasury Department in Relation to the Discrepancies and Alternations of the Official Report Treasury Printing Bureau Select March 13, 1867 December 2, 1867 Official title: Examine the Management of the Treasury Printing Bureau Trespassers upon Indian Lands Select December 18, 1905 April 18, 1921 Select committee expired Unemployment and Relief Select June 10, 1937 January 16, 1939 [ data missing ] Unemployment Insurance Standing February 28, 1931 1932 [ data missing ] Unemployment Problems Special September 12, 1959 March 30, 1960 [ data missing ] Vaccination Select January 22, 1828 February 21, 1828 Select committee expired Ventilation and Acoustics Select December 1903 December 1907 Select committee expired Veterans Bureau Investigation Select March 2, 1923 March 3, 1925 Select committee expired Virgin Islands Select April 1, 1935 January 20, 1936 Official title: Investigate the Government of the Virgin Islands Wages and Prices of Commodities Select February 9, 1910 June 23, 1910 Official title: Investigate Wages and Prices of Commodities War Finance Corporation Loans Select June 7, 1924 March 9, 1925 Official title: Investigate Certain Loans Made by the War Finance Corporation Washington City Centennial Select December 7, 1898 December 12, 1900 Select committee expired Washington City Charter Select June 5, 1840 July 21, 1840 Official title: Modifying the Charter of the City of Washington June 5, 1840 Washington Railway and Electrical Company Special April 16, 1917 October 6, 1917 Investigation of the causes of a strike Weights and Measures Select December 10, 1816 March 3, 1817 Select committee expired Whitewater Committee Special May 17, 1995 June 18, 1996 Official title: Investigate Whitewater Development Corporation and Related Matters Wildlife Resources Special April 17, 1930 June 1946 Stubbs lists committee as terminating on January 21, 1931. [1] Woman Suffrage Select January 9, 1882 April 18, 1921 Became a standing committee in 1909 Wool Production Special July 10, 1935 May 29, 1946 Official title: Investigate the Production, Transportation, and Marketing of Wool Year 2000 Technology Problem Special April 2, 1998 February 29, 2000 [48] 
