United States Senate Democratic Policy Committee

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The United States Senate Democratic Policy Committee is responsible for the creation of new United States Democratic Party policy proposals, supporting Democratic senators with legislative research, developing reports on legislation and policy, conducting oversight hearings, monitoring roll call votes, differentiating between Democratic and Republican positions, and building party unity.

The committee was established in 1947, by an act signed by President

party leadership of the United States Senate
.

List of chairs

Term Chair(s)
1947–1949
1949–1951
1951–1953
1953–1961
Lyndon Johnson
(TX)
1961–1977
1977–1989
1989–1995 Tom Daschle (SD) George J. Mitchell (ME)
1995–1999 Harry Reid (NV)
1999–2011
2011–2017
2017–present

113th Congress members

Members
Senator State
Chuck Schumer, Chairman New York
Jack Reed, Regional Chair Rhode Island
Mary Landrieu, Regional Chair Louisiana
Patty Murray, Regional Chair Washington
Harry Reid Nevada
Dianne Feinstein California
Ron Wyden Oregon
Tim Johnson
South Dakota
Bill Nelson
Florida
Tom Carper Delaware
Barbara Mikulski Maryland
Sherrod Brown Ohio
Ex officio
Dick Durbin, Democratic Whip Illinois
Patty Murray, Assistant Democratic Leader Washington

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