Congress Organizes--Science Committees Set

The committee and subcommittee rosters set in mid-January by the House and Senate leadership contained some unexpected appointments. Republicans skipped senior members for chairmanships, and members either switched committee assignments, were dropped altogether, or were not returned by voters. The key committees that influence the agencies and departments that fund psychological research are listed below.

Appropriations Committees

House Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education (NIH)

Chair, Rep. John Porter (IL)

Ranking Minority, Rep. David Obey (D-WI)

House Subcommittee on National Security (DoD University Research)

Chair, Rep. C. W. Bill Young (R-FL)

Ranking Minority, Rep. John Murtha (D-PA)

House Subcommittee on VA, HUD, Independent Agencies (NSF)

Chair, Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-CA)

Ranking Minority, Rep. Louis Stokes (D-OH)

Senate Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education

Chair, Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA)

Ranking Minority, Tom Harkin (D-IA)

Senate Subcommittee on Defense

Chair, Ted Stevens, (R-AK)

Ranking Minority, Daniel Inouye (D-HI)

Senate Subcommittee on VA, HUD, Independent Agencies

Chair, Christopher 'Kit' Bond, (R-MO)

Ranking Minority, Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)

Authorization Subcommittees

House Commerce Subcommittee on Health and Environment (NIH)

Chair, Michael Bilirakis (R-FL)

Ranking Minority, Henry Waxman (D-CA)

House National Security Subcommittee on Research and Development (DoD University Research)

Chair, Curt Weldon (R-PA)

Ranking Minority, John Spratt (D-SC)

House Science Subcommittee on Basic Research (NSF)

Chair, Steve Schiff (R-NM)

Ranking Minority, Pete Geren (D-TX)

Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space (NSF)

Chair, Conrad Burns (R-MT)

Ranking Minority -- undecided

Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee (NIH & NSF)

Chair, Nancy Kassebaum (R-KA)

Ranking Minority, Edward Kennedy (D-MA)

Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Defense Technology, Acquisition, and Industrial Base

Chair--undecided

Ranking Minority--undecided

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