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TheUnited States Senate Democratic Policy Committee is responsible for the creation of newUnited 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 PresidentHarry S. Truman, alongside itsRepublican counterpart. From 1947 to 2000, theDemocratic leader was also the policy committee chairman. From 1989 to 1999, there was a co-chairman. Starting in 1999, the co-chairman was dropped and the position of policy committee chairman became a separate position elected by theSenate Democratic Caucus. The floor leader served as committee chair until 1989, when one of the co-chairs remained leader (Mitchell through 1995 and then Daschle until 1999).
The committee chairperson is theNo. 3 member of the Democraticparty leadership of the United States Senate, after the party leader and whip.
| Chair of the Policy Committee | ||
|---|---|---|
| Congress | Chair(s) | Term |
| 80th | Alben W. Barkley (KY) | 1947–1949 |
| 81st | Scott W. Lucas (IL) | 1949–1951 |
| 82nd | Ernest McFarland (AZ) | 1951–1953 |
| 83rd | Lyndon Johnson (TX) | 1953–1961 |
| 84th | ||
| 85th | ||
| 86th | ||
| 87th | Mike Mansfield (MT) | 1961–1977 |
| 88th | ||
| 89th | ||
| 90th | ||
| 91st | ||
| 92nd | ||
| 93rd | ||
| 94th | ||
| 95th | Robert Byrd (WV) | 1977–1989 |
| 96th | ||
| 97th | ||
| 98th | ||
| 99th | ||
| 100th | ||
| 101st | George J. Mitchell (ME) | 1989–1995 |
| 102nd | ||
| 103rd | ||
| 104th | Tom Daschle (SD) | 1995-1999 |
| 105th | ||
| 106th | Byron Dorgan (ND) | 1999-2011 |
| 107th | ||
| 108th | ||
| 109th | ||
| 110th | ||
| 111th | ||
| 112th | Chuck Schumer (NY) | 2011-2017 |
| 113th | ||
| 114th | ||
| 115th | Debbie Stabenow (MI) | 2017-2019 |
| Chair of the Policy & Communications Committee | ||
| Congress | Chair(s) | Term |
| 116th | Debbie Stabenow (MI) | 2019-2025 |
| 117th | ||
| 118th | ||
| Chair of the Steering & Policy Committee | ||
| Congress | Chair(s) | Term |
| 119th | Amy Klobuchar (MN) | 2025–present |
| Co-Chair of Policy | ||
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| Congress | Co-Chair(s) | Term |
| 101st | Tom Daschle (SD) | 1989-1995 |
| 102nd | ||
| 103rd | ||
| 104th | Harry Reid (NV) | 1995-1999 |
| 105th | ||
| Vice Chair of Policy Committee | ||
| Congress | Vice Chair(s) | Term |
| 112th | Debbie Stabenow (MI) | 2011–2017 |
| 113th | ||
| 114th | ||
| 115th | Joe Manchin (WV) | 2017-2019 |
| Vice Chair of Policy & Communications Committee | ||
| Congress | Vice Chair(s) | Term |
| 116th | Joe Manchin (WV) | 2019–2021 |
| 117th | Joe Manchin (WV) Cory Booker (NJ) | 2021–2025 |
| 118th | ||
| Vice Chair of Steering & Policy Committee | ||
| Congress | Vice Chair(s) | Term |
| 119th | Jeanne Shaheen (NH) | 2025–present |
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| Members | ||
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| 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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