Committees Search Form

Use the Committees Search form to retrieve a variety of information on a House, Senate, or joint committee, including its membership, schedules, subcommittee names, and hearing topics.

For an example of how to use this form, see Intermediate User Scenario - Members & Committees.

Value	Description
Select a committee type	Choose a committee type from the Chamber drop-down list or enter a committee name in the box. Chamber You can limit your search to a specific Chamber of Congress or to only joint committees (as opposed to committees that reside in a single Chamber) by making a selection from this drop-down list. Name Enter the name of the committee you want to search for. Tip: If you do not know the name of a committee, click the Look up a Committee link, choose the committee type in the resulting pop-up, locate the committee name, then click it to copy the name into the search form.
Search within	Specify the type of committee information to be retrieved. Roster (current Congress only) Select this item to retrieve membership profile reports for the specified committee and its subcommittees. Along with the names and affiliations of the committee members, these reports include the contact information, web addresses, and a description of the jurisdiction for the committee. Committee Schedule (from FIND) Select this item to retrieve committee schedule information that has been published by Federal Information and News Dispatch, Inc. (FIND). FIND is an electronic publisher and custom provider of government and business information. You can restrict by keyword, meeting type (either markup or hearing), or date range. Committee Schedule (from Federal News Service Daybook) Select this item to retrieve committee schedule information that has been published in the Washington Daybook by the Federal News Service. The Washington Daybook contains a comprehensive schedule of government and "newsmaker" events in Washington. You can restrict by keyword, meeting type (either markup or hearing), or date range.

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Description

Select a committee type

Choose a committee type from the Chamber drop-down list or enter a committee name in the box.

Chamber: You can limit your search to a specific Chamber of Congress or to only joint committees (as opposed to committees that reside in a single Chamber) by making a selection from this drop-down list.
Name: Enter the name of the committee you want to search for.

Tip:
If you do not know the name of a committee, click the Look up a Committee link, choose the committee type in the resulting pop-up, locate the committee name, then click it to copy the name into the search form.

Search within

Specify the type of committee information to be retrieved.

Roster (current Congress only)

Select this item to retrieve membership profile reports for the specified committee and its subcommittees. Along with the names and affiliations of the committee members, these reports include the contact information, web addresses, and a description of the jurisdiction for the committee.

Committee Schedule (from FIND)

Select this item to retrieve committee schedule information that has been published by Federal Information and News Dispatch, Inc. (FIND). FIND is an electronic publisher and custom provider of government and business information.

You can restrict by keyword, meeting type (either markup or hearing), or date range.

Committee Schedule (from Federal News Service Daybook)

Select this item to retrieve committee schedule information that has been published in the Washington Daybook by the Federal News Service. The Washington Daybook contains a comprehensive schedule of government and "newsmaker" events in Washington.

You can restrict by keyword, meeting type (either markup or hearing), or date range.

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