Sanders, Warner Tapped to Chair Powerful Senate Committees

Sanders, Warner Tapped to Chair Powerful Senate Committees
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 27, 2021. Graeme Jennings/Pool/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Updated:

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will chair the Senate Budget Committee while Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) will take the top post for the Senate Intelligence Committee, according to assignments announced Tuesday.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced choices for budget chairs and members, a few weeks after Democrats took control of the upper chamber.

Sanders takes over from Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.).

Warner takes over from Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.).

Other chairs include Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) for the Senate Banking Committee, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) for the Senate Finance Committee, and Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) will chair the Senate Judiciary Committee while Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), the former ranking member, will chair the Senate Homeland Security Committee. Republicans haven’t announced Senate committee assignments as of yet. See the full list of assignments below.

Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry
Senator Stabenow – Chair
  • Senator Leahy
  • Senator Brown
  • Senator Klobuchar
  • Senator Bennet
  • Senator Gillibrand
  • Senator Smith
  • Senator Durbin
  • Senator Booker
  • Senator Luján
  • Senator Warnock
Appropriations
Senator Leahy – Chair
  • Senator Murray
  • Senator Feinstein
  • Senator Durbin
  • Senator Reed
  • Senator Tester
  • Senator Shaheen
  • Senator Merkley
  • Senator Coons
  • Senator Schatz
  • Senator Baldwin
  • Senator Murphy
  • Senator Manchin
  • Senator Van Hollen
  • Senator Heinrich
Armed Services
Senator Reed – Chair
  • Senator Shaheen
  • Senator Gillibrand
  • Senator Blumenthal
  • Senator Hirono
  • Senator Kaine
  • Senator King
  • Senator Warren
  • Senator Peters
  • Senator Manchin
  • Senator Duckworth
  • Senator Rosen
  • Senator Kelly
Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs
Senator Brown – Chair
  • Senator Reed
  • Senator Menendez
  • Senator Tester
  • Senator Warner
  • Senator Warren
  • Senator Van Hollen
  • Senator Cortez Masto
  • Senator Smith
  • Senator Sinema
  • Senator Ossoff
  • Senator Warnock
Budget
Senator Sanders – Chair
  • Senator Murray
  • Senator Wyden
  • Senator Stabenow
  • Senator Whitehouse
  • Senator Warner
  • Senator Merkley
  • Senator Kaine
  • Senator Van Hollen
  • Senator Luján
  • Senator Padilla
Commerce, Science & Transportation
Senator Cantwell – Chair
  • Senator Klobuchar
  • Senator Blumenthal
  • Senator Schatz
  • Senator Markey
  • Senator Peters
  • Senator Baldwin
  • Senator Duckworth
  • Senator Tester
  • Senator Sinema
  • Senator Rosen
  • Senator Luján
  • Senator Hickenlooper
  • Senator Warnock
Energy & Natural Resources
Senator Manchin – Chair
  • Senator Wyden
  • Senator Cantwell
  • Senator Sanders
  • Senator Heinrich
  • Senator Hirono
  • Senator King
  • Senator Cortez Masto
  • Senator Kelly
  • Senator Hickenlooper
Environment & Public Works
Senator Carper – Chair
  • Senator Cardin
  • Senator Sanders
  • Senator Whitehouse
  • Senator Merkley
  • Senator Markey
  • Senator Duckworth
  • Senator Stabenow
  • Senator Kelly
  • Senator Padilla
Finance
Senator Wyden– Chair
  • Senator Stabenow
  • Senator Cantwell
  • Senator Menendez
  • Senator Carper
  • Senator Cardin
  • Senator Brown
  • Senator Bennet
  • Senator Casey
  • Senator Warner
  • Senator Whitehouse
  • Senator Hassan
  • Senator Cortez Masto
  • Senator Warren
Foreign Relations
Senator Menendez – Chair
  • Senator Cardin
  • Senator Shaheen
  • Senator Coons
  • Senator Murphy
  • Senator Kaine
  • Senator Markey
  • Senator Merkley
  • Senator Booker
  • Senator Schatz
  • Senator Van Hollen
Health, Education, Labor & Pensions
Senator Murray – Chair
  • Senator Sanders
  • Senator Casey
  • Senator Baldwin
  • Senator Murphy
  • Senator Kaine
  • Senator Hassan
  • Senator Smith
  • Senator Rosen
  • Senator Luján
  • Senator Hickenlooper
Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs
Senator Peters – Chair
  • Senator Carper
  • Senator Hassan
  • Senator Sinema
  • Senator Rosen
  • Senator Padilla
  • Senator Ossoff
Intelligence
Senator Warner – Chair
  • Senator Feinstein
  • Senator Wyden
  • Senator Heinrich
  • Senator King
  • Senator Bennet
  • Senator Casey
  • Senator Gillibrand
  • Senator Reed (ex officio)
  • Senator Schumer (ex officio)
Judiciary
Senator Durbin – Chair
  • Senator Leahy
  • Senator Feinstein
  • Senator Whitehouse
  • Senator Klobuchar
  • Senator Coons
  • Senator Blumenthal
  • Senator Hirono
  • Senator Booker
  • Senator Padilla
  • Senator Ossoff
Rules & Administration
Senator Klobuchar – Chair
  • Senator Feinstein
  • Senator Schumer
  • Senator Durbin
  • Senator Warner
  • Senator Leahy
  • Senator King
  • Senator Padilla
  • Senator Ossoff
Small Business & Entrepreneurship
Senator Cardin – Chair
  • Senator Cantwell
  • Senator Shaheen
  • Senator Markey
  • Senator Booker
  • Senator Coons
  • Senator Hirono
  • Senator Duckworth
  • Senator Rosen
  • Senator Hickenlooper
Veterans’ Affairs
Senator Tester – Chair
  • Senator Murray
  • Senator Sanders
  • Senator Brown
  • Senator Blumenthal
  • Senator Hirono
  • Senator Manchin
  • Senator Sinema
  • Senator Hassan
Aging
Senator Casey – Chair
  • Senator Gillibrand
  • Senator Blumenthal
  • Senator Warren
  • Senator Rosen
  • Senator Kelly
  • Senator Warnock
Ethics
Senator Coons – Chair
  • Senator Schatz
  • Senator Shaheen
Indian Affairs
Senator Schatz – Chair
  • Senator Cantwell
  • Senator Tester
  • Senator Cortez Masto
  • Senator Smith
  • Senator Luján
Joint Economic
Senator Heinrich – Chair
  • Senator Klobuchar
  • Senator Hassan
  • Senator Kelly
  • Senator Warnock
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
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