Budget, Spending & Taxes
Campaign Finance & Election Reform
Defense & Homeland Security
Education & Labor/Workforce
Energy, Environment, & Federal Lands
Faith & Family
Financial Services, Trade & Commerce
Government Oversight, Waste, Fraud & Abuse
Gulf Coast Hurricanes
Health Care
International Relations
Judiciary & Immigration
Life Issues & Abortion
Social Security & Retirement
War on Terror
RSC Initiatives
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About RSCRSC Chairman - Rep. Jeb Hensarling (TX-05) The Republican Study Committee is a group of over 110 House Republicans organized for the purpose of advancing a conservative social and economic agenda in the House of Representatives. The Republican Study Committee is dedicated to:
The RSC reviews each piece of legislation under consideration on the House floor using six guiding principles, printed on our "Conservative Check Card" and listed below:
The group has played a major role in key policy areas including budget, appropriations, taxes, education, Social Security reform, defense, deregulation, and general government reform. The Republican Study Committee is an independent research arm for Republicans. RSC History The Republican Study Committee (RSC) was founded in 1973 by Rep. Phil Crane (R-IL). The first executive director of the RSC was Ed Feulner, who currently serves as President of Heritage Foundation. The group functioned as a Legislative Service Organization until such groups were abolished under House rules in the first days of the 104th Congress (1995). Dan Burton was the last Chairman of the RSC before it was abolished. Shortly thereafter, the group was restarted as the Conservative Action Team (CATs) under new founders Reps. Dan Burton (R-IN), John Doolittle (R-CA), Ernest Istook (R-OK) and Sam Johnson (R-TX). The four founders rotated chairmanships until 1998 when Rep. David McIntosh (R-IN) became Chairman. Rep. Sam Johnson completed the term of Rep. McIntosh when he stepped down to run for governor of Indiana. Rep. John Shadegg (R-AZ) became the CATs chairman in 2000 and returned the group to its historic name the RSC in 2001. Rep. Shadegg was succeeded by Rep. Sue Myrick (R-NC) in the 108th Congress (2003-2004). Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) was elected RSC Chairman for the 109th Congress (2005-present). Former Members of the RSC Have held the title of:
Foundational Documents
Republican Freshman Pictoral Directories
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