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How are the committee chairs selected in the house?

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How are the committee chairs selected in the house?

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Seniority also may be the basis for committee chair selections. In the Arkansas Senate, the chair is the committee member from the majority party who has the most seniority. In the South Carolina Senate, the chair is the committee member from the majority party who has the most committee seniority.

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What is the role of the committee chair?

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What is the role of the committee chair?

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Chairing is a key role on any voluntary Management Committee. The Chairperson must ensure that the Management Committee functions properly, that there is full participation during meetings, that all relevant matters are discussed and that effective decisions are made and carried out.

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committee chair: A member who heads a standing committee in a legislate.The chairman (also chairperson, chairwoman or chair) is the highest officer of an organized group such as a board, a committee, or a deliberative assembly. The person holding the office is typically elected or appointed by the members of the group.

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2017–2019 Standing Committees

CommitteeChair personRanking Member
| Subcommittee

Agriculture MIke Conaway
| Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research | Rodney Davis
Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit | Austin Scot
Conservation and Forestry | Frank Lucas
General Farm Commodities and Risk Management | Rick Crawford
Livestock and Foreign Agriculture | David Rouzer
Nutrition | Glenn Thompson
Appropriations Rodney Frelinghuysen
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies | Robert Aderholt
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies | John Culberson
Defense | Kay Granger
Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies | Mike Simpson
Financial Services and General Government | Tom Graves
Homeland Security | John Carter
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies | Ken Calvert
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies | Tom Cole
Legislative Branch | Kevin Yoder
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies | Charlie Dent
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs | Hal Rogers
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies | Mario Díaz-Balart
Armed Services Mac Thornberry  Adam Smith
| Emerging Threats and Capabilities | Elise Stefanik
Military Personnel | Mike Coffman
Oversight and Investigations | Vicky Hartzler
Readiness | Joe Wilson
Seapower and Projection Forces | Rob Wittman
Strategic Forces | Mike Rogers
Tactical Air and Land Forces | Mike Turner