United States Senate Committee On Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
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| Standing committee | |
|---|---|
Active United States Senate 116th Congress | |
| History | |
| Formed | 1913 |
| Formerly known as | Committee on Banking and Currency |
| Leadership | |
| Chair | Sherrod Brown (D) Since January 20, 2021 |
| Ranking member | Pat Toomey (R) Since January 20, 2021 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 25 members |
| Political parties | Majority (13)
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| Jurisdiction | |
| Policy areas | Banking, insurance price controls, deposit insurance, monetary policy, financial assistance, currency, coinage, housing, urban development, mass transit |
| Subcommittees | |
| Meeting place | |
| 534 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. | |
| Website | |
| www | |
The United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (formerly the Committee on Banking and Currency and frequently referred to in the press as the Senate Banking Committee) has jurisdiction over matters related to banks and banking, price controls, deposit insurance, export promotion and controls, federal monetary policy, financial aid to commerce and industry, issuance of redemption of notes, currency and coinage, public and private housing, urban development, mass transit and government contracts.[1][2][3]
History
The Committee is one of twenty standing committees in the United States Senate. The Committee was formally established as the "Committee on Banking and Currency" in 1913, when Senator Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma sponsored the Federal Reserve Act. Senator Owen served as the Committee's inaugural Chairman.
Jurisdiction
In accordance of Rule XXV of the United States Senate, all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the following subjects are referred to the Senate Banking Committee:
- Banks, banking, and financial institutions;
- Control of prices of commodities, rents, and services;
- Deposit insurance;
- Economic stabilization and defense production;
- Export and foreign trade promotion;
- Export controls;
- Federal monetary policy, including Federal Reserve System;
- Financial aid to commerce and industry;
- Issuance and redemption of notes;
- Money and credit, including currency and coinage;
- Nursing home construction;
- Public and private housing (including veterans' housing);
- Renegotiation of Government contracts; and,
- Urban development and urban mass transit.[4]
The Senate Banking Committee is also charged to "study and review, on a comprehensive basis, matters relating to international economic policy as it affects United States monetary affairs, credit, and financial institutions; economic growth, urban affairs, and credit, and report thereon from time to time."[4]
Members, 116th Congress
| Majority | Minority |
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Members, 115th Congress
| Majority | Minority |
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Source[5]
Subcommittees
| Subcommittee | Chair | Ranking Member |
|---|---|---|
| Economic Policy | Tom Cotton (R-AR) | Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) |
| Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection | Tim Scott (R-SC) | Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) |
| Housing, Transportation, and Community Development | David Perdue (R-GA) | Bob Menendez (D-NJ) |
| National Security and International Trade and Finance | Ben Sasse (R-NE) | Mark Warner (D-VA) |
| Securities, Insurance, and Investment | Pat Toomey (R-PA) | Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) |
Chairs
Committee on Banking and Currency, 1913-1970
| Chair | Party | State | Years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert L. Owen | Democratic | Oklahoma | 1913-1919 | |
| George P. McLean | Republican | Connecticut | 1919-1927 | |
| Peter Norbeck | Republican | South Dakota | 1927-1933 | |
| Duncan U. Fletcher | Democratic | Florida | 1933-1936[6] | |
| Robert F. Wagner | Democratic | New York | 1937-1947 | |
| Charles W. Tobey | Republican | New Hampshire | 1947-1949 | |
| Burnet R. Maybank | Democratic | South Carolina | 1949-1953 | |
| Homer Capehart | Republican | Indiana | 1953-1955 | |
| J. William Fulbright | Democratic | Arkansas | 1955-1959 | |
| A. Willis Robertson | Democratic | Virginia | 1959-1966 | |
| John J. Sparkman | Democratic | Alabama | 1967-1970 | |
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, 1970-present
| Chair | Party | State | Years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John J. Sparkman | Democratic | Alabama | 1970-1975 | |
| William Proxmire | Democratic | Wisconsin | 1975-1981 | |
| Jake Garn | Republican | Utah | 1981-1987 | |
| William Proxmire | Democratic | Wisconsin | 1987-1989 | |
| Donald Riegle | Democratic | Michigan | 1989-1995 | |
| Alfonse M. D'Amato | Republican | New York | 1995-1999 | |
| Phil Gramm | Republican | Texas | 1999-2001 | |
| Paul Sarbanes | Democratic | Maryland | 2001[7] | |
| Phil Gramm | Republican | Texas | 2001 | |
| Paul Sarbanes | Democratic | Maryland | 2001-2003[8] | |
| Richard Shelby | Republican | Alabama | 2003-2007 | |
| Chris Dodd | Democratic | Connecticut | 2007-2011 | |
| Tim Johnson | Democratic | South Dakota | 2011-2015 | |
| Richard Shelby | Republican | Alabama | 2015-2017 | |
| Mike Crapo | Republican | Idaho | 2017-2021 | |
| Sherrod Brown | Democratic | Ohio | 2021-present | |
See also
- List of current United States Senate committees
- United States House Committee on Financial Services
- Pecora Commission, the commission established to investigate the causes of the Wall Street Crash of 1929
References
- ^ "User Clip: Senate Banking Hearing 2/26/19 | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org.
- ^ "User Clip: FED Powell - before Senate Banking... committee 2/26/2019 | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org.
- ^ "Rules Of The Senate | U.S. Senate Committee on Rules & Administration". www.rules.senate.gov.
- ^ a b "Jurisdiction". United States Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Retrieved 2019.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "U.S. Senate: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs". www.senate.gov. Retrieved 2017.
- ^ Died June 17, 1936
- ^ At the beginning of the 107th Congress in January 2001 the Senate was evenly divided. With a Democratic president and vice president still serving until January 20, the Democratic vice president was available to break a tie, and the Democrats thus controlled the Senate for 17 days, from January 3 to January 20. On January 3 the Senate adopted S. Res. 7 designating Democratic senators as committee chairmen to serve during this period and Republican chairmen to serve effective at noon on January 20, 2001.
- ^ 5 On June 6, 2001, the Democrats took control of the Senate after Senator James Jeffords (VT) changed from the Republican Party to Independent and announced that he would caucus with the Democrats
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- U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Archive)
- Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. Legislation activity and reports, Congress.gov.
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