Through the opening of the 110th Congress, 21 women have chaired congressional committees, including standing, joint, and select panels. This chronological list includes 15 Representatives and six Senators. Of them, only Representative Mary T. Norton (D-NJ, 1925–1951) chaired more than one standing committee (she chaired a total of four). Congresswoman Corinne “Lindy” Boggs (D-LA, 1973–1991) chaired two select House committees.
| Name | Party/State | Committee | Congress/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mae Ella Nolan | R-CA | Expenditures in the Post Office Department | 67th–68th (1923–1925) |
| Mary T. Norton | D-NJ | District of Columbia | 72nd–74th (1931–1933) |
| Mary T. Norton | D-NJ | Labor | 75th–79th (1937–1947) |
| Caroline O’Day | D-NY | Election of the President, Vice President, and Representatives in Congress | 75th–77th (1937–1943) |
| Mary T. Norton | D-NJ | Memorials | 77th (1941–1943) |
| Edith Nourse Rogers | R-MA | Veterans' Affairs | 80th, 83rd (1947–1949;1953–1955) |
| Mary T. Norton | D-NJ | House Administration | 81st (1949–1951) |
| Martha W. Griffiths | D-MI | House Beauty Shop (Select) | 90th–93rd (1967–1973) |
| Leonor K. Sullivan | D-MO | Merchant Marine and Fisheries | 93rd–94th (1973–1977) |
| Corrine “Lindy” Boggs | D-LA | Bicentennial Arrangements (Select) | 94th (1975–1977) |
| Yvonne Brathwaite Burke | D-CA | House Beauty Shop (Select) | 94th–95th (1975–1979) |
| Corrine “Lindy” Boggs | D-LA | Bicentennial of the U.S. House (Select) | 99th–100th (1985–1989) |
| Patricia Schroeder | D-CO | Children, Youth, and Families (Select) | 102nd (1991–1993) |
| Nancy L. Johnson | R-CT | Standards of Official Conduct | 104th (1995–1997) |
| Jan Meyers | R-KS | Small Business | 104th (1995–1997) |
| Stephanie Tubbs Jones | D-OH | Standards of Official Conduct | 110th (2007–2009) |
| Juanita Millender-McDonald | D-CA | House Administration | 110th (2007-2009) |
| Louise Slaughter | D-NY | Rules | 110th (2007-2009) |
| Nydia Velázquez | D-NY | Small Business | 110th (2007-2009) |
| Congress | Member | Committee | Congress/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hattie Wyatt Caraway | D-AR | Enrolled Bills | 73rd–78th (1933–1945) |
| Nancy L. Kassebaum | R-KS | Labor and Human Resources | 104th (1995–1997) |
| Susan M. Collins | R-ME | Governmental Affairs | 108th–109th (2003–2007) |
| Olympia J. Snowe | R-ME | Small Business | 108th–109th (2003–2007) |
| Barbara Boxer | D-CA | Environment and Public Works Select Committee on Ethics |
110th (2007–2009) |
| Dianne Feinstein | D-CA | Rules and Administration | 110th (2007–2009) |