House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee
For the Democrats, the Speaker of the House (Nancy Pelosi in the 110th Congress) chairs the committee herself. When Democrats are in the minority, the minority leader chairs it. In the 109th Congress, two co-chairs, Rosa DeLauro for Steering and George Miller for policy matters, assisted then-Minority Leader Pelosi. Both kept their posts under Speaker Pelosi in the 110th Congress.
House Republican Policy Committee
In the 110th Congress, Thaddeus McCotter chairs the committee. In the 109th Congress, Adam Putnam chaired the committee from February 2006.
House Republican Steering Committee
For House Republicans, the Steering committee is headed by the Speaker (if Republicans are in the majority) or the party's floor leader (if Republicans are in the minority). Under rules adopted after the 1994 Republican Revolution, the Speaker had five votes on the committee.
The Republican counterpart in the Senate is the Committee on Committees. Senate Republicans also operate a Steering Committee to discuss policy issues.
See also
References
- Wilson, James Q., and John J Diiulio, Jr. American Government, Eighth edition.
- http://www.rules.house.gov/archives/RS20930.pdf House Leadership Structure: Overview of Party Organization
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