Federal and State Government Update

Legislative Branch

The 110th Congress

Updated May 2007

Senate Officers
President: Dick Cheney, R
President pro tempore: Robert C. Byrd, D
Majority Floor Leader: Harry Reid, D
Majority Whip: Richard Durbin, D
Minority Floor Leader: Mitch McConnell, R
Minority Whip: Trent Lott, R

Chairpersons of Senate Committees
Finance: Max Baucus, D
Appropriations: Robert C. Byrd, D
Armed Services: Carl Levin, D
Judiciary: Patrick J. Leahy, D
Budget: Kent Conrad, D
Foreign Relations: Josheph R. Biden, Jr., D
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Tom Harkin, D

House Officers
Speaker of the House: Nancy Pelosi, D
Majority Leader: Steny Hoyer, D
Majority Whip: James E. Clyburn, D
Minority Leader: John A. Boehner, R
Minority Whip: Roy Blunt, R

Chairpersons of House Committees
Agriculture: Collin C. Peterson, MN, D
Appropriations: David Obey, WI, D
Armed Services: Ike Skelton, MO, D
Budget: John Spratt, SC, D
Education and Labor: George Miller, CA, D
Energy and Commerce: John D. Dingell, MI, D
Financial Services: Barney Frank, MA, D
Foreign Affairs: Tom Lantos, CA, D
Homeland Security: Bennie Thompson, MS, D
House Administration: Robert A. Brady, PA, D
Judiciary: John Conyers, Jr., MI, D
Natural Resources: Nick J. Rahall II, WV, D
Oversight and Government Reform: Henry A. Waxman, CA, D
Rules: Louise M. Slaughter, NY, D
Science and Technology: Bart Gordon, TN, D
Small Business: Nydia Velázquez, NY, D
Standards of Official Conduct: Stephanie Tubbs Jones, OH, D
Transportation and Infrastructure: James L. Oberstar, MN, D
Veterans' Affairs: Bob Filner, CA, D
Ways and Means: Charles B. Rangel, NY, D