Rand Paul

Committee assignments

Current assignments in the Senate. Listed for context only: nothing on this page connects a trade to committee business.

• Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsChairman

  The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs is the Senate’s primary oversight committee with broad jurisdiction over government operations generally and the Department of Homeland Security in particular. Its primary responsibilities are to study the efficiency, economy, and effectiveness of all agencies and departments of the federal government; evaluate the effects of laws enacted to reorganize the legislative and executive branches of government; and study the intergovernmental relationships between the U.S. and states and municipalities, and between the U.S. and international organizations of which the U.S. is a member.

  Subcommittees: Border Management, Federal Workforce, and Regulatory Affairs (Ex Officio) · Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census (Ex Officio) · Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (Ex Officio)

• Senate Committee on Foreign RelationsMember

  The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations was established in 1816 as one of the original ten standing committees of the Senate. Throughout its history, the committee has been instrumental in developing and influencing United States foreign policy, at different times supporting and opposing the policies of presidents and secretaries of state. The committee has considered, debated, and reported important treaties and legislation, ranging from the purchase of Alaska in 1867 to the establishment of the United Nations in 1945. It also holds jurisdiction over all diplomatic nominations. Through these powers, the committee has helped shape foreign policy of broad significance, in matters of war and peace and international relations. Members of the committee have assisted in the negotiation of treaties, and at times have helped to defeat treaties they felt were not in the national interest.

  Subcommittees: Africa and Global Health Policy · Europe and Regional Security Cooperation · Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy · State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development

• Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsMember

  The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions has jurisdiction over most of the agencies, institutes, and programs of the Department of Health and Human Services, including the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, the Administration on Aging, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

  Subcommittees: Education and the American Family · Primary Health and Retirement Security

• Senate Committee on Small Business and EntrepreneurshipMember

  The Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship has legislative jurisdiction over the Small Business Administration (SBA). The SBA is an independent federal agency meant to assist and protect the interests of small businesses. The Committee is also responsible for studying and problems of American small business enterprises, and reporting back to the Senate.

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