Table 4-3
Congress
84th (1955 - 1956)
90th (1967 - 1968)
92nd (1971 - 1972)
94th (1975 - 1976)
96th (1979 - 1980)
97th (1981 - 1982)
98th (1983 - 1984)
99th (1985 - 1986)
100th (1987 - 1988)
101st (1989 - 1990)
102nd (1991 - 1992)
103rd (1993 - 1994)
104th (1995 - 1996)
105th (1997 - 1998)
106th (1999 - 2000)
107th (2001 - 2002)
108th (2003 - 2004)
109th (2005 - 2006)
110th (2007 - 2008)
111th (2009 - 2010)
112th (2011 - 2012)
113th (2013 - 2014)
114th (2015 - 2016)
Number and Type of Senate Committees, 84th - 114th Congresses, 1955 - 2015
Standing
committees
15
16
17
18
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
Subcommittes
of standing
committees
88
99
123
140
91
94
103
90
85
86
87
86
68
68
68
68
68
72
72
74
73
72
67
Select and
special
committees
3
3
5
6
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Subcommittees
of select and
special
committees
6
12
13
17
10
12
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Joint
committees
10
10
8
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
Subcommittees
of joint
committees
11
15
15
17
5
6
6
6
8
8
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Source: Nelson, Garrison, Committees in the U.S. Congress 1947-1992, Committee Jurisdictions and
Member Rosters (Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly, 1993); Congressional Quarterly Committee
Guide, Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report, various issues; U.S. Senate, http://www.senate.gov.
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