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Senate Organization Chart for the 113th Congress

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Constitutionally Mandated Officers

Vice President

Biden, Joseph R., Jr.

Political Party Leaders

Majority Party

*Majority Leader* Reid, Harry (D-NV)	*Majority Whip* Durbin, Richard J. (D-IL)	*Democratic Conference Committee Chair* Reid, Harry (D-NV)
*Democratic Conference Committee Vice Chair & Policy Committee Chair* Schumer, Charles E. (D-NY)	*Democratic Conference Secretary* Murray, Patty (D-WA)

Minority Party

*Minority Leader* McConnell, Mitch (R-KY)	*Minority Whip* Cornyn, John (R-TX)	*Republican Conference Chair* Thune, John (R-SD)
*Republican Policy Committee Chair* Barrasso, John (R-WY)	*Republican Conference Vice Chair* Blunt, Roy (R-MO)

Committee Chairmen

Standing Committees

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry *Chairwoman* Stabenow, Debbie (D-MI)	Appropriations *Chairwoman* Mikulski, Barbara A. (D-MD)	Armed Services *Chairman* Levin, Carl (D-MI)
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs *Chairman* Johnson, Tim (D-SD)	Budget *Chairwoman* Murray, Patty (D-WA)	Commerce, Science, and Transportation *Chairman* Rockefeller, John D., IV (D-WV)
Energy and Natural Resources *Chairman* Wyden, Ron (D-OR)	Environment and Public Works *Chairwoman* Boxer, Barbara (D-CA)	Finance *Chairman* Baucus, Max (D-MT)
Foreign Relations *Chairman* Menendez, Robert (D-NJ)	Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions *Chairman* Harkin, Tom (D-IA)	Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs *Chairman* Carper, Thomas R. (D-DE)
Judiciary *Chairman* Leahy, Patrick J. (D-VT)	Rules and Administration *Chairman* Schumer, Charles E. (D-NY)	Small Business and Entrepreneurship *Chairwoman* Landrieu, Mary L. (D-LA)
Veterans' Affairs *Chairman* Sanders, Bernard (I-VT)

Special, Select, and Other Committees

Select Committee on Ethics *Chairwoman* Boxer, Barbara (D-CA)	Select Committee on Intelligence *Chairwoman* Feinstein, Dianne (D-CA)	Indian Affairs *Chairwoman* Cantwell, Maria (D-WA)
Special Committee on Aging *Chairman* Nelson, Bill (D-FL)

Joint Committees

Joint Economic Committee *Chairman* Casey, Robert P., Jr. (D-PA)	Joint Committee on Printing *Vice Chairman* Schumer, Charles E. (D-NY)	Joint Committee on Taxation *Vice Chairman* Baucus, Max (D-MT)
Joint Committee on the Library *Chairman* Schumer, Charles E. (D-NY)

Senate-Elected Officers & Officials

*Secretary of the Senate* Erickson, Nancy	*Sergeant at Arms* Gainer, Terrance	*Parliamentarian* MacDonough, Elizabeth
*Secretary for the Majority* Myrick, Gary	*Secretary for the Minority* Schiappa, David	*Chaplain* Black, Barry