Senate · Standing committee

Senate Committee on Rules and Administration

17 members as currently published (9 in the majority, 8 in the minority). 96 bills and resolutions were referred to it in the 119th Congress; 0 became law.

Members
17
Majority 9 · Minority 8
Referred
96
119th Congress
Reported or further
24
Became law
0
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Members

Current seats as published, by side and rank, with their titles.

Majority · 9

  1. Mitch McConnellR-KYChairman
  2. Ted CruzR-TX#2
  3. Shelley Moore CapitoR-WV#3
  4. Roger F. WickerR-MS#4
  5. Deb FischerR-NE#5
  6. Cindy Hyde-SmithR-MS#6
  7. Bill HagertyR-TN#7
  8. Katie Boyd BrittR-AL#8
  9. John BoozmanR-AR#9

Minority · 8

  1. Alex PadillaD-CARanking Member
  2. Charles E. SchumerD-NY#2
  3. Mark R. WarnerD-VA#3
  4. Amy KlobucharD-MN#4
  5. Jeff MerkleyD-OR#5
  6. Jon OssoffD-GA#6
  7. Michael F. BennetD-CO#7
  8. Peter WelchD-VT#8

Agencies in its jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies, with each agency's contract obligations in FY2026. A mapping, not an official list.

  1. Smithsonian Institution$239.8M96%
  2. Federal Election Commission$10.6M4.2%
  3. Election Assistance Commission$0
  4. Library of Congress$0

Bills referred in the 119th Congress

Measures referred to this committee in the current Congress and how far they got.

  1. S.Res. 919 A resolution honoring the leadership of Lonnie G. Bunch III, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and recognizing his career as a public servant and the enduring value of the Smithsonian Institution to the people of the United States.
    Introduced· Alex Padilla (D-CA)· Sep 29, 2026
  2. S.Res. 918 A resolution establishing the Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence.
    Introduced· Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)· Sep 29, 2026
  3. S. 5505 Safe and Fair Elections Act of 2026
    Introduced· Bill Cassidy (R-LA)· Sep 24, 2026
  4. S. 5481 A bill to expand youth access to voting, and for other purposes.
    Introduced· Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)· Sep 23, 2026
  5. S. 5479 No Chinese Seafood in Congress Act
    Introduced· Dan Sullivan (R-AK)· Sep 23, 2026
  6. S. 5474 Safe Access to the Polls Act
    Introduced· Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)· Sep 23, 2026
  7. S. 5396 No Fencing at the United States Capitol Complex Act
    Introduced· Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)· Congress· Sep 15, 2026
  8. S. 5377 A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to establish certain procedures for consideration of appropriation bills, and for other purposes.
    Introduced· Rick Scott (R-FL)· Economics and Public Finance· Aug 7, 2026

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.