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Pat Roberts Republican U.S. Senator Of KANSAS
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Senate Years of Service: 1997-
Party: Republican

ROBERTS, Charles Patrick (Pat), a Representative and a Senator from Kansas; born in Topeka, Kans., April 20, 1936; attended the public schools; graduated from Holton High School 1954; B.A., Kansas State University, Manhattan 1958; served in the U.S. Marine Corps as a captain 1958-1962; newspaper publisher, Litchfield Park, Ariz. 1962-1967; administrative assistant, United States Senator Frank Carlson 1967-1968; administrative assistant, United States Congressman Keith Sebelius 1968-1980; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-seventh and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1981-January 2, 1997); chair, Committee on Agriculture (One Hundred Fourth Congress); not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives in 1996, but was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1996; reelected in 2002, and again in 2008 for the term ending January 3, 2015; chair, Select Committee on Ethics (One Hundred Sixth and One Hundred Seventh Congresses [November 9, 1999-January 3, 2001; January 20, 2001-June 6, 2001]), Select Committee on Intelligence (One Hundred Eighth and One Hundred Ninth Congresses).

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U.S. Senator 1997 2014 Kansas
U.S. Representative 1981 1996 Kansas 1

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Washington Address: 109 Hart Senate Office Building
Phone: 202-224-4774
Fax: 202-224-3514
Web site: http://roberts.senate.gov/

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Bill s1924
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that businesses of the United States should retain the option to organize as those businesses choose, including as flow-through entities, and not be forced to reorganize as C corporations.
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Bill s2289
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Bill s2264
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Bill s2248
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Bill s2245
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Bill s2242
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Bill s2240
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Bill s2221
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Bill s2213
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Bill s2165
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Bill s2148
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Bill s2134
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Bill s1734
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Bill s1702
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Bill s1676
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Bill s1616
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investments in United States real property interests, and for other purposes.
Bill s1610
A bill to provide additional time for the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities, and for other purposes.
Bill s1600
A bill to enhance the ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, increase individual savings, and for other purposes.
Bill s1595
A bill to prohibit funding for the United Nations in the event the United Nations grants Palestine a change in status from a permanent observer entity before a comprehensive peace agreement has been reached with Israel.
Bill s1591
A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Raoul Wallenberg, in recognition of his achievements and heroic actions during the Holocaust.
Bill s1588
A bill to protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects administered by the Secretary of the Army, and for other purposes.
Bill s1578
A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act with respect to consumer confidence reports by community water systems.
Bill s1571
A bill to amend title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.
Bill s1569
A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide State educational agencies and local educational agencies with flexible Federal education funding that will allow such State and local educational agencies to fund locally determined programs and initiatives that meet the varied and unique needs of individual States and localities.
Bill s1568
A bill to amend section 9401 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 with regard to waivers of statutory and regulatory requirements.
Bill s1567
A bill to amend title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.
Bill s1566
A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding public charter schools.
Bill s1539
A bill to provide Taiwan with critically needed United States-built multirole fighter aircraft to strengthen its self-defense capability against the increasing military threat from China.
Bill s1538
A bill to provide for a time-out on certain regulations, and for other purposes.
Bill s1528
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in areas in which that dust is regulated under State, tribal, or local law, to establish a temporary prohibition against revising any national ambient air quality standard applicable to coarse particulate matter, and for other purposes.
Bill s1527
A bill to authorize the award of a Congressional gold medal to the Montford Point Marines of World War II.
Bill s1507
A bill to provide protections from workers with respect to their right to select or refrain from selecting representation by a labor organization.
Bill s1467
A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to protect rights of conscience with regard to requirements for coverage of specific items and services.
Bill s1431
A bill to amend section 242 of the National Housing Act to extend the sunset provisions for the exemption for critical access hospitals under the FHA programs of mortgage insurance for hospitals.
Bill s1395
A bill to ensure that all Americans have access to waivers from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Bill s1385
A bill to terminate the $1 presidential coin program.
Bill s1369
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements.
Bill s1349
A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to clarify the effective date of policies covering properties affected by floods in progress.
Bill s1335
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide rights for pilots, and for other purposes.
Bill s1299
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment of Lions Clubs International.
Bill s1297
A bill to preserve State and institutional authority relating to State authorization and the definition of credit hour.
Bill s1244
A bill to provide for preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines.
Bill s1241
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions.
Bill s1219
A bill to require Federal agencies to assess the impact of Federal action on jobs and job opportunities, and for other purposes.
Bill s1189
A bill to amend the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) to provide for regulatory impact analyses for certain rules, consideration of the least burdensome regulatory alternative, and for other purposes.
Bill s1174
A bill to provide predictability and certainty in the tax law, create jobs, and encourage investment.
Bill s1100
A bill to amend title 41, United States Code, to prohibit inserting politics into the Federal acquisition process by prohibiting the submission of political contribution information as a condition of receiving a Federal contract.
Bill s1084
A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the routes of the Shawnee Cattle Trail, the oldest of the major Texas Cattle Trails, for study for potential addition to the National Trails System, and for other purposes.
Bill s1083
A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the route of the Smoky Hill Trail, an overland trail across the Great Plains during pioneer days in Kansas and Colorado, for study for potential addition to the National Trails System.
Bill s1049
A bill to lower health premiums and increase choice for small business.
Bill s1048
A bill to expand sanctions imposed with respect to the Islamic Republic of Iran, North Korea, and Syria, and for other purposes.
Bill s1025
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance the national defense through empowerment of the National Guard, enhancement of the functions of the National Guard Bureau, and improvement of Federal-State military coordination in domestic emergency response, and for other purposes.
Bill s1013
A bill to renew the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to approve demonstration projects designed to test innovative strategies in State child welfare programs.
Bill s1002
A bill to prohibit theft of medical products, and for other purposes.
Bill s982
A bill to reaffirm the authority of the Department of Defense to maintain United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as a location for the detention of unprivileged enemy belligerents held by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
Bill s964
A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the applicability of such Act with respect to States that have right to work laws in effect.
Bill s960
A bill to provide for a study on issues relating to access to intravenous immune globulin (IVG) for Medicare beneficiaries in all care settings and a demonstration project to examine the benefits of providing coverage and payment for items and services necessary to administer IVG in the home.
Bill s958
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs.
Bill s906
A bill to prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and to provide for conscience protections, and for other purposes.
Bill s881
A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to assure meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs to consumers under such agreements, to provide substantive rights to consumers under such agreements, and for other purposes.
Bill s877
A bill to prevent taxpayer-funded elective abortions by applying the longstanding policy of the Hyde amendment to the new health care law.
Bill s868
A bill to restore the longstanding partnership between the States and the Federal Government in managing the Medicaid program.
Bill s866
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or active service used to reduce the minimum age at which a member of a reserve component of the uniformed services may retire for non-regular service.
Bill s838
A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the Environmental Protection Agency with respect to certain sporting good articles, and to exempt those articles from a definition under that Act.
Bill s815
A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with dignity and respect.
Bill s798
A bill to provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes.
Bill s785
A bill to require that the Federal Government procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary for the operations and management of certain Government agencies, and for other purposes.
Bill s771
A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to modify a provision relating to gaming on land acquired after October 17, 1988.
Bill s737
A bill to replace the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection with a 5-person Commission, to bring the Bureau into the regular appropriations process, and for other purposes.
Bill s724
A bill to appropriate such funds as may be necessary to ensure that members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay and allowances for active service performed when a funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces occurs, which results in the furlough of non-emergency personnel and the curtailment of Government activities and services.
Bill s720
A bill to repeal the CLASS program.
Bill s705
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for collegiate housing and infrastructure grants.
Bill s700
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the treatment of certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation.
Bill s693
A bill to establish a term certain for the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, to provide conditions for continued operation of such enterprises, and to provide for the wind down of such operations and dissolution of such enterprises.
Bill s672
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit.
Bill s668
A bill to remove unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats from seniors' personal health decisions by repealing the Independent Payment Advisory Board.
Bill s660
A bill to protect all patients by prohibiting the use of data obtained from comparative effectiveness research to deny or delay coverage of items or services under Federal health care programs and to ensure that comparative effectiveness research accounts for advancements in personalized medicine and differences in patient treatment response.
Bill s609
A bill to provide for the establishment of a committee to assess the effects of certain Federal regulatory mandates.
Bill s602
A bill to require regulatory reform.
Bill s581
A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require criminal background checks for child care providers.
Bill s575
A bill to study the market and appropriate regulatory structure for electronic debit card transactions, and for other purposes.
Bill s570
A bill to prohibit the Department of Justice from tracking and cataloguing the purchases of multiple rifles and shotguns.
Bill s554
A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Bill s518
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an exclusion for assistance provided to participants in certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness programs.
Bill s511
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to provide for a reduction in the number of boutique fuels, and for other purposes.
Bill s504
A bill to preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities.
Bill s482
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from promulgating any regulation concerning, taking action relating to, or taking into consideration the emission of a greenhouse gas to address climate change, and for other purposes.
Bill s474
A bill to reform the regulatory process to ensure that small businesses are free to compete and to create jobs, and for other purposes.
Bill s468
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify the authority of the Administrator to disapprove specifications of disposal sites for the discharge of, dredged or fill material, and to clarify the procedure under which a higher review of specifications may be requested.
Bill s431
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 225th anniversary of the establishment of the Nation's first Federal law enforcement agency, the United States Marshals Service.
Bill s424
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to ambulance services under the Medicare program.
Bill s418
A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol.
Bill s414
A bill to protect girls in developing countries through the prevention of child marriage, and for other purposes.
Bill s407
A bill to amend the Act of June 8, 1906, to require certain procedures for designating national monuments, and for other purposes.
Bill s384
A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research.
Bill s341
A bill to require the rescission or termination of Federal contracts and subcontracts with enemies of the United States.
Bill s332
A bill to promote the enforcement of immigration laws and for other purposes.
Bill s314
A bill to ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed regarding the pain experienced by their unborn child.
Bill s281
A bill to delay the implementation of the health reform law in the United States until there is a final resolution in pending lawsuits.
Bill s255
A bill to require the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation to use dynamic economic modeling in addition to static economic modeling in the preparation of budgetary estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law.
Bill s253
A bill to establish a commission to ensure a suitable observance of the centennial of World War I, and to designate memorials to the service of men and women of the United States in World War I.
Bill s228
A bill to preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases under Federal and common law on enactment of a Federal policy to mitigate climate change.
Bill s226
A bill to clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review.
Bill s217
A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to ensure the right of employees to a secret ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board.
Bill s189
A bill to require the Secretary of Defense, in awarding a contract for the KC-X Aerial Refueling Aircraft Program, to consider any unfair competitive advantage that an offeror may possess.
Bill s181
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to preserve and protect Social Security benefits of American workers and to help ensure greater congressional oversight of the Social Security system by requiring that both Houses of Congress approve a totalization agreement before the agreement, giving foreign workers Social Security benefits, can go into effect.
Bill s167
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions.
Bill s119
A bill to preserve open competition and Federal Government neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects.
Bill s89
A bill to repeal the imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities.
Bill s82
A bill to repeal the sunset of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 with respect to the expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs, to repeal the sunset of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act with respect to increased dollar limitations for such credit and programs, and to allow the adoption credit to be claimed in the year expenses are incurred, regardless of when the adoption becomes final.
Bill s20
A bill to protect American job creation by striking the job-killing Federal employer mandate.
Bill s19
A bill to restore American's individual liberty by striking the Federal mandate to purchase insurance.
Bill s18
A bill to repeal the expansion of information reporting requirements for payments of $600 or more to corporations and for other purposes.
Bill s17
A bill to repeal the job-killing tax on medical devices to ensure continued access to life-saving medical devices for patients and maintain the standing of United States as the world leader in medical device innovation.
Bill sj47
A joint resolution amending title 36, United States Code, to designate July 26 as United States Intelligence Professionals Day.
Bill sj36
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation election procedures.
Bill sj23
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget.
Bill sj19
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.
Bill sj10
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget.
Bill sj6
A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices.
Bill sj4
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the UnitedStates which requires (except during time of war and subject to suspension by Congress) that the total amount of money expended by the United States during any fiscal year not exceed the amount of certain revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year and not to exceed 20 per cent of the gross national product of the United States during the previous calendar year.
Bill sj3
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget.
Bill sr494
A resolution condemning the Government of the Russian Federation for providing weapons to the regime of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria.
Bill sr489
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the appointment by the Attorney General of an outside special counsel to investigate certain recent leaks of apparently classified and highly sensitive information on United States military and intelligence plans, programs, and operations.
Bill sr482
A resolution celebrating the 100th anniversary of the United States Chamber of Commerce.
Bill sr402
A resolution condemning Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army for committing crimes against humanity and mass atrocities, and supporting ongoing efforts by the United States Government and governments in central Africa to remove Joseph Kony and Lord's Resistance Army commanders from the battlefield.
Bill sr386
A resolution calling for free and fair elections in Iran, and for other purposes.
Bill sr380
A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the importance of preventing the Government of Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons capability.
Bill sr347
A resolution recognizing the 40th anniversary of the National Cancer Act of 1971 and the more than 12,000,000 survivors of cancer alive today because of the commitment of the United States to cancer research and advances in cancer prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment.
Bill sr253
A resolution designating October 26, 2011, as "Day of the Deployed".
Bill sr251
A resolution expressing support for improvement in the collection, processing, and consumption of recyclable materials throughout the United States.
Bill sr213
A resolution commending and expressing thanks to professionals of the intelligence community.
Bill sr202
A resolution designating June 27, 2011, as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day".
Bill sr188
A resolution opposing State bailouts by the Federal Government.
Bill sr185
A resolution reaffirming the commitment of the United States to a negotiated settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, reaffirming opposition to the inclusion of Hamas in a unity government unless it is willing to accept peace with Israel and renounce violence, and declaring that Palestinian efforts to gain recognition of a state outside direct negotiations demonstrates absence of a good faith commitment to peace negotiations, and will have implications for continued United States aid.
Bill sr180
A resolution expressing support for peaceful demonstrations and universal freedoms in Syria and condemning the human rights violations by the Assad regime.
Bill sr165
A resolution designating July 23, 2011, as "National Day of the American Cowboy".
Bill sr148
A resolution calling on the President to submit to Congress a detailed description of United States policy objectives in Libya, both during and after Muammar Qaddafi's rule, and a plan to achieve them, and to seek congressional authorization for the use of military force against Libya.
Bill sr132
A resolution recognizing and honoring the zoos and aquariums of the United States.
Bill sr99
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the primary safeguard for the well-being and protection of children is the family, and that the primary safeguards for the legal rights of children in the United States are the Constitutions of the United States and the several States, and that, because the use of international treaties to govern policy in the United States on families and children is contrary to principles of self-government and federalism, and that, because the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child undermines traditional principles of law in the United States regarding parents and children, the President should not transmit the Convention to the Senate for its advice and consent.
Bill sr87
A resolution designating the year of 2012 as the "International Year of Cooperatives".
Bill sr86
A resolution recognizing the Defense Intelligence Agency on its 50th Anniversary.
Bill sr20
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should immediately approve the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, and the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement.
Bill sc53
A concurrent resolution honoring the victims of the Aurora, Colorado, movie theater shooting and condemning the atrocities that occurred in Aurora, Colorado.
Bill sc23
A concurrent resolution declaring that it is the policy of the United States to support and facilitate Israel in maintaining defensible borders and that it is contrary to United States policy and national security to have the borders of Israel return to the armistice lines that existed on June 4, 1967.
Bill sc13
A concurrent resolution honoring the service and sacrifice of members of the United States Armed Forces who are serving in, or have served in, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation New Dawn.
Bill sc7
A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

Recent Votes
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012 5:57:05 PM   Pass: Vote:Yea   Bill sr14
Senate Roll#1 2011: On the Resolution S.Res. 14
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 5:57:03 PM   Pass: Vote:Yea   Bill sr28
Senate Roll#2 2011: On the Resolution S.Res. 28
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 5:57:03 PM   Pass: Vote:Yea   Bill sr29
Senate Roll#3 2011: On the Resolution S.Res. 29
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 5:57:03 PM   Fail: Vote:Nay   Bill sr8
Senate Roll#4 2011: On the Resolution S.Res. 8
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 5:57:02 PM   Fail: Vote:Nay   Bill sr10
Senate Roll#5 2011: On the Resolution S.Res. 10
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 5:57:00 PM   Fail: Vote:Nay   Bill sr21
Senate Roll#6 2011: On the Resolution S.Res. 21

Committees
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Ranking Member)
    Commodities, Markets, Trade and Risk Management Ex Officio

    Conservation, Forestry and Natural Resources Ex Officio

    Jobs, Rural Economic Growth and Energy Innovation Ex Officio

    Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Marketing and Agriculture Security Ex Officio

    Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Food and Agricultural Research Ex Officio

Senate Committee on Finance
    Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure

    Health Care

    International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness

    Taxation and IRS Oversight

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
    Children and Families

Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
Senate Select Committee on Ethics

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