SRES 16 119th Congress Senate Congress Congressional committees Joint Economic Committee Members of Congress Senate Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Senate Committee on Appropriations Senate Committee on Armed Services Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Senate Committee on Finance Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Senate Committee on Rules and Administration Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs

A resolution to constitute the majority party's membership on certain committees for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, or until their successors are chosen.

Introduced: January 7, 2025 Introduced by: Thune, John Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov

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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S40; text: CR S42-43)

Jan 7, 2025

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Jan 7, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Votes taken on this bill 2

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Jan 26, 2021	Senate · vote #9	On the Resolution S.Res. 16	Agreed To	83–17	See who voted →
Jan 24, 2013	Senate · vote #2	On the Resolution S.Res. 16	Agreed To	86–9	See who voted →

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution establishes the majority party's membership on and designates chairs of the following committees:

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Appropriations

Armed Services

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Budget

Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Energy and Natural Resources

Environment and Public Works

Finance

Foreign Relations

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Indian Affairs

Rules and Administration

Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Veterans' Affairs

Joint Economic Committee

Select Committee on Ethics

Select Committee on Intelligence

Special Committee on Aging

What's happening now January 7, 2025

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S40; text: CR S42-43)

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 16: A resolution to constitute the majority party's membership on certain committees for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, or until their successors are chosen.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SRES-16/

MLA

"S. Res. 16: A resolution to constitute the majority party's membership on certain committees for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, or until their successors are chosen.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SRES-16/.

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S. Res. 16, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SRES-16/.

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[S. Res. 16: A resolution to constitute the majority party's membership on certain committees for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, or until their successors are chosen.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SRES-16/)