Sanders, Warner Tapped to Chair Powerful Senate Committees

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 27, 2021. (Graeme Jennings/Pool/Getty Images)

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will chair the Senate Budget Committee while Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) will take the top post for the Senate Intelligence Committee, according to assignments announced Tuesday.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced choices for budget chairs and members, a few weeks after Democrats took control of the upper chamber.

Sanders takes over from Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.).

Warner takes over from Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.).

Other chairs include Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) for the Senate Banking Committee, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) for the Senate Finance Committee, and Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) will chair the Senate Judiciary Committee while Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), the former ranking member, will chair the Senate Homeland Security Committee. Republicans haven’t announced Senate committee assignments as of yet. See the full list of assignments below.

Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry

Senator Stabenow – Chair

• Senator Leahy
• Senator Brown
• Senator Klobuchar
• Senator Bennet
• Senator Gillibrand
• Senator Smith
• Senator Durbin
• Senator Booker
• Senator Luján
• Senator Warnock

Appropriations

Senator Leahy – Chair

• Senator Murray
• Senator Feinstein
• Senator Durbin
• Senator Reed
• Senator Tester
• Senator Shaheen
• Senator Merkley
• Senator Coons
• Senator Schatz
• Senator Baldwin
• Senator Murphy
• Senator Manchin
• Senator Van Hollen
• Senator Heinrich

Armed Services

Senator Reed – Chair

• Senator Shaheen
• Senator Gillibrand
• Senator Blumenthal
• Senator Hirono
• Senator Kaine
• Senator King
• Senator Warren
• Senator Peters
• Senator Manchin
• Senator Duckworth
• Senator Rosen
• Senator Kelly

Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs

Senator Brown – Chair

• Senator Reed
• Senator Menendez
• Senator Tester
• Senator Warner
• Senator Warren
• Senator Van Hollen
• Senator Cortez Masto
• Senator Smith
• Senator Sinema
• Senator Ossoff
• Senator Warnock

Budget

Senator Sanders – Chair

• Senator Murray
• Senator Wyden
• Senator Stabenow
• Senator Whitehouse
• Senator Warner
• Senator Merkley
• Senator Kaine
• Senator Van Hollen
• Senator Luján
• Senator Padilla

Commerce, Science & Transportation

Senator Cantwell – Chair

• Senator Klobuchar
• Senator Blumenthal
• Senator Schatz
• Senator Markey
• Senator Peters
• Senator Baldwin
• Senator Duckworth
• Senator Tester
• Senator Sinema
• Senator Rosen
• Senator Luján
• Senator Hickenlooper
• Senator Warnock

Energy & Natural Resources

Senator Manchin – Chair

• Senator Wyden
• Senator Cantwell
• Senator Sanders
• Senator Heinrich
• Senator Hirono
• Senator King
• Senator Cortez Masto
• Senator Kelly
• Senator Hickenlooper

Environment & Public Works

Senator Carper – Chair

• Senator Cardin
• Senator Sanders
• Senator Whitehouse
• Senator Merkley
• Senator Markey
• Senator Duckworth
• Senator Stabenow
• Senator Kelly
• Senator Padilla

Finance

Senator Wyden– Chair

• Senator Stabenow
• Senator Cantwell
• Senator Menendez
• Senator Carper
• Senator Cardin
• Senator Brown
• Senator Bennet
• Senator Casey
• Senator Warner
• Senator Whitehouse
• Senator Hassan
• Senator Cortez Masto
• Senator Warren

Foreign Relations

Senator Menendez – Chair

• Senator Cardin
• Senator Shaheen
• Senator Coons
• Senator Murphy
• Senator Kaine
• Senator Markey
• Senator Merkley
• Senator Booker
• Senator Schatz
• Senator Van Hollen

Health, Education, Labor & Pensions

Senator Murray – Chair

• Senator Sanders
• Senator Casey
• Senator Baldwin
• Senator Murphy
• Senator Kaine
• Senator Hassan
• Senator Smith
• Senator Rosen
• Senator Luján
• Senator Hickenlooper

Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs

Senator Peters – Chair

• Senator Carper
• Senator Hassan
• Senator Sinema
• Senator Rosen
• Senator Padilla
• Senator Ossoff

Intelligence

Senator Warner – Chair

• Senator Feinstein
• Senator Wyden
• Senator Heinrich
• Senator King
• Senator Bennet
• Senator Casey
• Senator Gillibrand
• Senator Reed (ex officio)
• Senator Schumer (ex officio)

Judiciary

Senator Durbin – Chair

• Senator Leahy
• Senator Feinstein
• Senator Whitehouse
• Senator Klobuchar
• Senator Coons
• Senator Blumenthal
• Senator Hirono
• Senator Booker
• Senator Padilla
• Senator Ossoff

Rules & Administration

Senator Klobuchar – Chair

• Senator Feinstein
• Senator Schumer
• Senator Durbin
• Senator Warner
• Senator Leahy
• Senator King
• Senator Padilla
• Senator Ossoff

Small Business & Entrepreneurship

Senator Cardin – Chair

• Senator Cantwell
• Senator Shaheen
• Senator Markey
• Senator Booker
• Senator Coons
• Senator Hirono
• Senator Duckworth
• Senator Rosen
• Senator Hickenlooper

Veterans’ Affairs

Senator Tester – Chair

• Senator Murray
• Senator Sanders
• Senator Brown
• Senator Blumenthal
• Senator Hirono
• Senator Manchin
• Senator Sinema
• Senator Hassan

Aging

Senator Casey – Chair

• Senator Gillibrand
• Senator Blumenthal
• Senator Warren
• Senator Rosen
• Senator Kelly
• Senator Warnock

Ethics

Senator Coons – Chair

• Senator Schatz
• Senator Shaheen

Indian Affairs

Senator Schatz – Chair

• Senator Cantwell
• Senator Tester
• Senator Cortez Masto
• Senator Smith
• Senator Luján

Joint Economic

Senator Heinrich – Chair

• Senator Klobuchar
• Senator Hassan
• Senator Kelly
• Senator Warnock