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History
and Recent Membership of the Committee on
Environment and Public Works
In 1837, the Senate created
the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds to oversee
the development of the Federal buildings in the young,
but growing Federal City of Washington, DC. In 1947,
during a reorganization of Senate committees, the
panel was renamed the Committee on Public Works. Following
another major organizational revision in 1977, its
name was changed to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works.
Over the years the committee's
public works jurisdiction has grown from oversight
of new Federal building construction, additions to
the U.S. Capitol building and grounds, and the White
House and its grounds, to legislative responsibility
for the development of the Nation's interstate highway
system, flood control and navigation projects.
In 1963, the responsibility
for creating new laws to achieve air and water pollution
control, rural and community economic development,
and relief from natural disasters was given to the
committee. The passage of the Clean Air Act in 1970,
and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972,
brought the committee recognition as the Senate's
forum for protection of the environment. In 1977,
the committee was assigned the jurisdiction over endangered
species, fish and wildlife refuges and programs, and
the regulation of nonmilitary nuclear power.
More recent committee activities
include the passage of landmark Everglades restoration
legislation, the protection of barrier islands and
ground water resources, investigation of the environmental
effects of bioengineering, review of new technologies
and scientific standards in achieving infrastructural
growth and natural habitat renewal, and oversight
of the Superfund program, solid waste and recycled
materials, stratospheric ozone depletion, global climate
change, private property rights, and Federal regulatory
reform.
The committee's oversight
extends to programs in five cabinet level departments
and seven independent agencies, including the Department
of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service, the Department
of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration
and the Coast Guard, the Department of Commerce's
Economic Development Administration and National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, the Department of
Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service,
the Environmental Protection Agency, the GSA's Public
Buildings Service, the Council on Environmental Quality,
the civil works program of the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Appalachian
Regional Commission, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Mississippi
River Commission, and the nonperforming functions
of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
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EPW
MEMBERSHIP (1969-2002)
SENATE
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS
91st
Congress
Jan. 3. 1969- Jan. 2, 1971
Democrats
(majority)
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Republicans
(minority)
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Jennings Randolph,
West Virginia, Chmn. |
John Sherman Cooper,
Kentucky |
Stephen M. Young, Ohio |
J. Caleb Boggs, Delaware |
Edmund S. Muskie, Maine |
Howard H. Baker, Jr.,
Tennessee |
B. Everett Jordan,
North Carolina |
Robert J. Dole, Kansas |
Birch Bayh, Indiana |
Edward J. Gurney, Florida |
Joseph M. Montoya,
New Mexico |
Robert W. Packwood,
Oregon |
William B. Spong, Virginia |
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Thomas F. Eagleton,
Missouri |
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Mike Gravel, Alaska |
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92nd Congress [1]
Jan. 21, 1971 - Oct. 18, 1972
Democrats (majority)
|
Republicans (minority)
|
Jennings Randolph,
West Virginia, Chmn |
John Sherman Cooper, Kentucky
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Edmund S. Muskie, Maine
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J. Caleb Boggs, Delaware |
B. Everett Jordan, North Carolina
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Howard H. Baker, Jr.,
Tennessee |
Birch Bayh, Indiana
[2] |
Robert J. Dole, Kansas |
Joseph M. Montoya,
New Mexico |
J. Glenn Beall, Maryland |
Thomas F. Eagleton, Missouri
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James L. Buckley, New
York |
Mike Gravel, Alaska |
Lowell P. Weicker, Connecticut
[4]
|
John V. Tunney, California |
Robert T. Stafford,
Vermont |
Lloyd M. Bentsen, Texas |
Karl E. Mundt, South
Dakota
[5] |
Elaine S. Edwards,
Louisiana
[3] |
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93rd Congress
Jan. 3, 1973 - Dec. 20, 1974
Democrats
(majority)
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Republicans
(minority)
|
Jennings Randolph,
West Virginia, Chmn. |
Howard H. Baker, Jr.,
Tennessee |
Edmund S. Muskie, Maine |
James L. Buckley, New
York |
Joseph M. Montoya,
New Mexico |
Robert T. Stafford,
Vermont |
Mike Gravel, Alaska |
William L. Scott, Virginia |
Lloyd M. Bentsen, Texas |
James A. McClure, Idaho |
Quentin N. Burdick,
North Dakota |
Pete V. Domenici, New
Mexico |
Dick Clark, Iowa |
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Joseph R. Biden, Delaware |
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94th Congress
Jan 14, 1995 - Oct. 1, 1976
Democrats
(majority )
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Republicans
(minority)
|
Jennings Randolph,
West Virginia, Chmn. |
Howard H. Baker, Jr.,
Tennessee |
Edmund S. Muskie, Maine |
James L. Buckley, New
York |
Joseph M. Montoya,
New Mexico |
Robert T. Stafford,
Vermont |
Mike Gravel, Alaska |
James A. McClure, Idaho |
Lloyd M. Bentsen, Texas |
Pete V. Domenici, New
Mexico |
Quentin N. Burdick,
North Dakota |
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John C. Culver, Iowa |
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Robert Morgan, North
Carolina |
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Gary W. Hart, Colorado |
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON
ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS
[6]
95th Congress
Jan. 4, 1977 - Oct. 15, 1978
Democrats
(majority )
|
Republicans
(minority)
|
Jennings Randolph,
West Virginia, Chmn. |
Robert T. Stafford,
Vermont |
Edmund S. Muskie, Maine |
Howard H. Baker, Jr.,
Tennessee |
Mike Gravel, Alaska |
James A. McClure, Idaho |
Lloyd M. Bentsen, Texas |
Pete V. Domenici, New
Mexico |
Quentin N. Burdick,
North Dakota |
John H. Chafee, Rhode
Island |
John C. Culver, Iowa |
Malcolm Wallop, Wyoming |
Gary W. Hart, Colorado |
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Wendell Anderson, Minnesota |
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Daniel P. Moynihan,
New York |
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96th Congress
Jan. 15, 1979 - Dec. 16, 1980
Democrats
(majority )
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Republicans
(minority)
|
Jennings Randolph,
West Virginia, Chmn. |
Robert T. Stafford,
Vermont |
Edmund S. Muskie, Maine
[7] |
Howard H. Baker, Jr.,
Tennessee |
Mike Gravel, Alaska |
James A. McClure, Idaho |
Lloyd M. Bentsen, Texas |
Pete V. Domenici, New
Mexico |
Quentin N. Burdick,
North Dakota |
John H. Chafee, Rhode
Island |
John C. Culver, Iowa |
Alan K. Simpson, Wyoming |
Gary W. Hart, Colorado |
Larry Pressler, South
Dakota |
Daniel P. Moynihan,
New York |
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George E. Mitchell,
Maine
[8] |
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97th Congress
Jan. 5, 1981 - Dec. 23, 1982
Democrats
(minority)
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Republicans
(majority)
|
Jennings Randolph,
West Virginia |
Robert T. Stafford,
Vermont, Chmn. |
Lloyd M. Bentsen, Texas |
Howard H. Baker, Jr.,
Tennessee |
Quentin N. Burdick,
North Dakota |
Pete V. Domenici, New
Mexico |
Gary W. Hart, Colorado |
John H. Chafee, Rhode
Island |
Daniel P. Moynihan,
New York |
Alan K. Simpson, Wyoming |
George Mitchell, Maine |
James Abdnor, South
Dakota |
Max Baucus, Montana |
Steve Symms, Idaho |
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Slate Gorton, Washington |
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Frank H. Murkowski,
Alaska |
98th Congress [9]
Jan. 3, 1983 - Oct. 12, 1984
Democrats
(minority)
|
Republicans
(majority)
|
Jennings Randolph,
West Virginia |
Robert T. Stafford,
Vermont, Chmn. |
Lloyd M. Bentsen, Texas |
Howard H. Baker, Jr.,
Tennessee |
Quentin N. Burdick,
North Dakota |
John H. Chafee, Rhode
Island |
Gary W. Hart, Colorado |
Alan K. Simpson, Wyoming |
Daniel P. Moynihan,
New York |
James Abdnor, South
Dakota |
George Mitchell, Maine |
Steve Symms, Idaho |
Max Baucus, Montana |
Pete V. Dominici, New
Mexico |
Frank R. Lautenberg,
New Jersey [9] |
David W. Durenberger,
Minnesota |
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Gordon Humphrey, New
Hampshire |
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Daniel J. Evan, Washington [9] |
99th Congress
Jan. 3, 1985 - Oct. 18, 1986
Democrats
(minority)
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Republicans
(majority)
|
Lloyd M. Bentsen, Texas |
Robert T. Stafford,
Vermont, Chmn. |
Quentin N. Burdick,
North Dakota |
John H. Chafee, Rhode
Island |
Gary W. Hart, Colorado |
Alan K. Simpson, Wyoming |
Daniel P. Moynihan,
New York |
James Abdnor, South
Dakota |
George Mitchell, Maine |
Steve Symms, Idaho |
Max Baucus, Montana |
Gordon Humphrey, New
Hampshire |
Frank Lautenberg, New
Jersey |
Pete V. Domenici, New
Mexico |
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David W. Durenberger,
Minnesota |
100th Congress
Jan. 6, 1987 - Oct. 22, 1988
Democrats
(majority)
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Republicans
(minority)
|
Quentin N. Burdick,
North Dakota, Chmn. |
Robert T. Stafford,
Vermont |
Daniel P. Moynihan,
New York |
John H. Chafee, Rhode
Island |
George Mitchell, Maine |
Alan K. Simpson, Wyoming |
Max Baucus, Montana |
Steve Symms, Idaho |
Frank Lautenberg, New
Jersey |
David W. Durenberger,
Minnesota |
John B. Breaux, Louisiana |
John W. Warner, Virginia |
Barbara A. Mikulski,
Maryland |
Larry Pressler, South
Dakota |
Harry Reid, Nevada |
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Bob Graham, Florida |
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101st Congress
Jan. 3. 1989 - Oct. 28, 1990
Democrats
(majority)
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Republicans
(minority)
|
Quentin N. Burdick,
North Dakota, Chmn. |
John H. Chafee, Rhode
Island |
Daniel P. Moynihan,
New York |
Alan K. Simpson, Wyoming |
George Mitchell, Maine |
Steve Symms, Idaho |
Max Baucus, Montana |
David W. Durenberger,
Minnesota |
Frank Lautenberg, New
Jersey |
John W. Warner, Virginia |
Harry Reid, Nevada |
James M. Jeffords,
Vermont |
Bob Graham, Florida |
Gordon J. Humphrey,
New Hampshire |
Joseph I. Lieberman,
Connecticut |
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Howard M. Metzenbaum,
Ohio |
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102nd Congress [10]
Jan. 3, 1991 - Oct. 8, 1992
Democrats
(majority)
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Republicans
(minority)
|
Quentin Burdick, North
Dakota , Chmn. [10] |
John H. Chafee, Rhode
Island |
Daniel P. Moynihan,
New York[10] |
Alan K. Simpson, Wyoming |
George Mitchell, Maine |
Steve Symms, Idaho |
Max Baucus, Montana |
David W. Durenberger,
Minnesota |
Frank Lautenberg, New
Jersey |
John W. Warner, Virginia |
Harry Reid, Nevada |
James M. Jeffords,
Vermont |
Bob Graham, Florida |
Robert Smith, New
Hampshire |
Joseph I. Lieberman,
Connecticut |
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Howard M. Metzenbaum,
Ohio |
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Harris Wofford, Pennsylvania |
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Harris Wofford, Pennsylvania
[11] |
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Jocelyn Birch Burdick,
North Dakota
[12] |
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103rd Congress
Jan. 3, 1993 - Dec. 1, 1994
Democrats
(majority)
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Republicans
(minority)
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Max Baucus, Montana,
Chmn. |
John H. Chafee, Rhode
Island |
Daniel Patrick Moynihan,
New York |
Alan K. Simpson, Wyoming |
George Mitchell, Maine |
David W. Durenberger,
Minnesota |
Frank Lautenberg, New
Jersey |
John W. Warner, Virginia |
Harry Reid, Nevada |
Robert Smith, New
Hampshire |
Bob Graham, Florida |
Lauch Faircloth, North
Carolina |
Joseph I. Lieberman,
Connecticut |
Dirk Kempthorne, Idaho |
Howard M. Metzenbaum,
Ohio |
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Harris Wofford, Pennsylvania |
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Barbara Boxer, California |
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104th Congress
Jan. 4, 1995 - Oct. 3, 1996
Democrats
(minority)
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Republicans
(majority)
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Max Baucus, Montana |
John H. Chafee, Rhode
Island, Chmn. |
Daniel Patrick Moyhihan |
John W. Warner, Virginia |
Frank Lautenberg, New
Jersey |
Robert Smith, New
Hampshire |
Harry Reid, Nevada |
Lauch Faircloth, North
Carolina |
Bob Graham, Florida |
Dirk Kempthorne, Idaho |
Joseph I. Lieberman,
Connecticut |
James M. Inhofe, Oklahoma |
Barbara Boxer, California |
Craig Thomas, Wyoming |
Ron Wyden,
Oregon |
Mitch McConnell,
Kentucky |
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Christopher S. Bond,
Missouri |
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Robert F. Bennett,
Utah |
105th Congress
Jan. 3, 1997 - Dec. 21, 1998
Democrats
(minority)
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Republicans
(majority)
|
Max Baucus, Montana |
John H. Chafee, Rhode
Island, Chmn. |
Daniel Patrick Moyhihan |
John W. Warner, Virginia |
Frank Lautenberg, New
Jersey |
Robert Smith, New
Hampshire |
Harry Reid, Nevada |
Dirk Kempthorne, Idaho |
Bob Graham, Florida |
James M. Inhofe, Oklahoma |
Joseph I. Lieberman, Connecticut
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Craig Thomas, Wyoming |
Barbara Boxer, California |
Christopher S. Bond,
Missouri |
Ron Wyden, Oregon |
Tim Hutchinson, Arkansas |
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Wayne Allard, Colorado |
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Jeff Sessions, Alabama |
106th Congress [13]
Jan. 6, 1999 -Dec. 15, 2000
Democrats
(minority)
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Republicans
(majority)
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Max Baucus, Montana |
John H. Chafee, Rhode
Island, Chmn. [13] |
Daniel Patrick Moyhihan |
John W. Warner, Virginia |
Frank Lautenberg, New
Jersey |
Robert Smith, New
Hampshire [13] |
Harry Reid, Nevada |
James M. Inhofe, Oklahoma |
Bob Graham, Florida |
Craig Thomas, Wyoming |
Joseph I. Lieberman,
Connecticut |
Christopher S. Bond,
Missouri |
Barbara Boxer, California |
George V. Voinovich,
Ohio |
Ron Wyden, Oregon |
Michael D. Crapo, Idaho |
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Robert F. Bennett,
Utah |
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Kay Bailey Hutchison,
Texas |
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Lincoln Chafee, Rhode
Island
[14] |
107th Congress [15]
Jan. 3, 2001 - Nov. 22, 2002
Democrats/Independent |
Republicans |
James M. Jeffords,
Vermont, Chmn.
[19] |
Bob Smith, of New
Hampshire
[16] |
Max Baucus, Montana |
John W. Warner, Virginia |
Harry Reid, Nevada
[20] |
James M. Inhofe,
Oklahoma |
Bob Graham, Florida |
Christopher S. Bond,
Missouri |
Joseph I. Lieberman,
Connecticut |
George V. Voinovich,
Ohio |
Barbara Boxer, California |
Michael D. Crapo,
Idaho |
Ron Wyden, Oregon |
Lincoln Chafee, Rhode
Island |
Thomas R. Carper,
Delaware |
Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania |
Hillary Rodham Clinton,
New York |
Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
Colorado
[17] |
Jon S. Corzine, New
Jersey |
Pete V. Domenici,
New Mexico
[18] |
[1] . Senator Beall resigned and Senator
Stafford appointed on September 21, 1971.
[2] . Senator Bayh resigned from committee
August 2, 1972.
[3] . Senator Edwards was appointed
August 2, 1972 and resigned November 13, 1972, upon
election of the successor to the seat she was serving.
[4] . Senator Weicker resigned from
the committee February 23, 1972.
[5] . Senator Mundt was appointed
to the committee January 3, 1973.
[6] . Pursuant to the Legislative
Reorganization Act of 1976, the name and legislative
jurisdiction was changed.
[7] . Senator Muskie resigned from
the committee May 7, 1980.
[8] . Senator Mitchell was appointed
to the committee May 19, 1980.
[9] .The committee membership was
increased from 16 to 18 members in October 1983 to
provide for the addition of Senators Evans and Lautenberg,
following the death of Henry Jackson. Senator Jackson
was not a member of EPW, but Sen. Evan's appointment
to the Senate affected committee ratios and his appointment
permitted Sen. Lautenberg to join the committee.
[10] . Senator Burdick died on September
8, 1992 and Senator Moynihan was elected chairman
on September 15, 1992.
[11]. Senator Wofford joined the
committee May 8, 1991, having been appointed to the
Senate upon the death of Senator John Heinz..
[12] . Senator Jocelyn Burdick was
appointed by the Governor and served from September
12, 1992 until December 4, 1992, when Senator Conrad
was elected by special election to complete the term
of Senator Quentin Burdick.
[13] .Senator John H. Chafee died
October 24, 1999, and Senator Smith was elected chairman
November 2, 1999.
[14] . Senator Lincoln Chafee was
appointed November. 9, 1999.
[15] . Pursuant to the provisions
of S. Res. 8, passed by the Senate on January 1, 2001,
and because the ratio of Republicans and Democrats
in the Senate was 50-50, the committee ratio became
nine Republicans and nine Democrats at the convening
of the 107th Congress.
[16] . Senator Bob Smith, a Republican,
assumed the chairmanship on January 21, 2001, upon
the oath of office taken by Vice President Richard
Cheney, a Republican.
[17]. Pursuant
to S. Res. 251, adopted by the Senate on April 23,
2002, Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell was replaced
on the committee by Senator Pete V. Domenici.
[18] . Pursuant to S. Res. 251,
adopted by the Senate on April 23, 2002, Senator Ben
Nighthorse Campbell was replaced on the committee
by Senator Pete V. Domenici.
[19] . Senator Jeffords, an Independent,
was appointed as a member and chairman of the committee
on July 10, 2001. The committee membership was expanded
to 19 members; 1 Independent,
9 Democrats, and 9 Republicans.
[20] . Senator Reid, a Democrat,
held the chairmanship until January 21, 2001, when
Al Gore, a Democrat, vacated the office of Vice President
of the United States. Senator Reid became Acting Chairman
on June 6, 2001, when the Democratic Party assumed
the majority of the Senate.
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