All of the House committee chairmen and committee ranking members have been selected for the 111th Congress, as listed below with committee staff directors.
Agriculture
Chairman: Collin Peterson, D-Minn.
Ranking member: Frank Lucas, R-Okla.
Maj. Staff Dir: Rob Larew
Min. Staff Dir: Nicole Scott
Appropriations
Chairman: David Obey, D-Wis.
Ranking member: Jerry Lewis, R-Calif.
Maj. Staff Dir: Beverly Pheto
Min. Staff Dir: Jeff Shockey
Armed Services
Chairman: Ike Skelton, D-Mo.
Ranking member: Howard (Buck) McKeon, R-Calif.
Maj. Staff Dir: Erin Conaton
Min. Staff Dir: Bob Simmons
Budget
Chairman: John Spratt, D-S.C.
Ranking member: Paul Ryan, R-Wis.
Maj. Staff Dir: Tom Kahn
Min. Staff Dir: Austin Smythe
Education and Labor
Chairman: George Miller, D-Calif.
Ranking member: John Kline, R-Minn.
Maj. Staff Dir: Mark Zuckerman
Min. Staff Dir: Sally Stroup
Energy and Commerce
Chairman: Henry Waxman, D-Calif.
Ranking member: Joe Barton, R-Texas
Maj. Staff Dir: Phil Barnett
Min. Staff Dir: David Cavicke
Financial Services
Chairman: Barney Frank, D-Mass.
Ranking member: Spencer Bachus, R-Ala.
Maj. Staff Dir: Jeanne Roslanowick
Min. Staff Dir: Larry Lavender
Foreign Affairs
Chairman: Howard Berman, D-Calif.
Ranking member: Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla.
Maj. Staff Dir: Rick Kessler
Min. Staff Dir: Yleen Poblete
Homeland Security
Chairman: Bennie Thompson, D-Miss.
Ranking member: Peter King, R-N.Y.
Maj. Staff Dir: Lanier Avant
Min. Staff Dir: Mike Russell
House Administration
Chairman: Robert Brady, D-Pa.
Ranking Member: Dan Lungren, R-Calif.
Maj. Staff Dir: Liz Birnbaum
Min. Staff Dir: Victor Arnold-Bik
Judiciary
Chairman: John Conyers, D-Mich.
Ranking member: Lamar Smith, R-Texas.
Maj. Staff Dir: Perry Applebaum
Min. Staff Dir: Sean McLaughlin
Natural Resources
Chairman: Nick Rahall, D-W.Va.
Ranking member: Doc Hastings, R-Wash.
Maj. Staff Dir: Jim Zoia
Min. Staff Dir: Todd Young
Oversight and Government Reform
Chairman: Edolphus Towns, D-N.Y.
Ranking member: Darrel Issa, R-Calif.
Maj. Staff Dir: Ron Stroman
Min. Staff Dir: Larry Brady
Rules
Chairwoman: Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y.
Ranking member: David Dreier, R-Calif.
Maj. Staff Dir: Muftiah McCartin
Min. Staff Dir: Hugh Halpern
Science and Technology
Chairman: Bart Gordon, D-Tenn.
Ranking member: Ralph Hall, R-Texas
Maj. Staff Dir: Chuck Atkins
Min. Staff Dir: Leslee Gilbert
Small Business
Chairwoman: Nydia Velazquez, D-N.Y.
Ranking Member: Sam Graves, R-Mo.
Maj. Staff Dir: Michael Day
Min. Staff Dir: Karen Haas
Ethics
Chairman: Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif.
Ranking member: Jo Bonner, R-Ala.
Staff Dir: Blake Chisam
Transportation and Infrastructure
Chairman: James Oberstar, D-Minn.
Ranking member: John Mica, R-Fla.
Maj. Staff Dir: David Heymsfeld
Min. Staff Dir: James Coon
Veterans Affairs
Chairman: Bob Filner, D-Calif.
Ranking member: Steven Buyer, R-Ind.
Maj. Staff Dir: Tony Buckles
Min. Staff Dir: Kingston Smith
Ways and Means
Chairman: Charles Rangel, D-N.Y.
Ranking member: Dave Camp, R-Mich.
Maj. Staff Dir: Janice Mays
Min. Staff Dir: Jon Traub
Intelligence
Chairman: Silvestre Reyes, D-Texas
Ranking member: Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich.
Maj. Staff Dir: Mike Delaney
Min. Staff Dir: Jim Lewis
Global Warming
Chairman: Edward Markey, D-Mass.
Ranking member: James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis.
Maj. Staff Dir: Jerry Waldron
Min. Staff Dir: Tom Weimer
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