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Determining sizes, ratios, and committee assignments are among the first actions taken following a general election and at the beginning of a Congress.\nThe Standing Rules of the House of Representatives are silent regarding committee sizes and party ratios; the apportionment of committee seats is a decision of the majority leadership that may include discussions between majority and minority party leaderships. Historically, the number of majority seats on some committees has exceeded, in varying degrees, the strength of the majority party in the House chamber, regardless of which party has been in power. This generally has ensured that the majority party has a sufficient number of members distributed across committees to control voting in many committees. The exception has been the House Committee on Ethics (known as the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct prior to the 112th Congress), for which House Rules guarantee an equal share of the seats to the two parties. \nThis report shows House committee party ratios for 19 Congresses, covering the period from the 98th Congress (1983-1985) through February 2019, the first part of the 116th Congress (2017-2019). \nTable 1 shows a comparison of majority party strength in the House chamber with total majority committee seats for the 98th Congress through the beginning of the 116th Congress. Unfilled seats on committees (if so noted in the Clerk\u2019s lists) are counted in individual and overall committee totals for consistency.\nTables 2-20 show for each of the 19 Congresses examined, by majority, minority, and Independents (where present)\nHouse party breakdown and majority margin;\ntotal committee seats, majority and minority committee seats, and majority margin; \nthe standing and select committees (with legislative jurisdiction) as established and named in each Congress;\ncommittee seats allocated to the majority and minority parties, including Independents (where present), for each committee; and\nmajority-minority seat margin for each committee.\nCommittee ratios data for this report are from the official committee lists for each Congress issued by the Clerk of the House, using editions that generally reflect the party ratios in effect at the beginning of each Congress. Later versions of the Clerk\u2019s lists, or the use of alternate sources or methodologies, may yield different results. Independent Members are listed separately, consistent with the Clerk\u2019s committee lists. 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Determining sizes, ratios, and committee assignments are among the first actions taken following a general election and at the beginning of a Congress.\nThe Standing Rules of the House of Representatives are silent regarding committee sizes and party ratios; the apportionment of committee seats is a decision of the majority leadership that may include discussions between majority and minority party leaderships. Historically, the number of majority seats on some committees has exceeded, in varying degrees, the strength of the majority party in the House chamber, regardless of which party has been in power. This generally has ensured that the majority party has a sufficient number of members distributed across committees to control voting in many committees. The exception has been the House Committee on Ethics (known as the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct prior to the 112th Congress), for which House Rules guarantee an equal share of the seats to the two parties. \nThis report shows House committee party ratios for 18 Congresses, covering the period from the 98th Congress (1983-1985) through February 2017, the first part of the 115th Congress (2017-2019). \nTable 1 shows a comparison of majority party strength in the House chamber with total majority committee seats for the 98th Congress through the beginning of the 115th Congress. Unfilled seats on committees (if so noted in the Clerk\u2019s lists) are counted in individual and overall committee totals for consistency.\nTables 2-19 show for each of the 18 Congresses examined, by majority, minority, and Independents (where present)\nHouse party breakdown and majority margin;\ntotal committee seats, majority and minority committee seats, and majority margin; \nthe standing and select committees (with legislative jurisdiction) as established and named in each Congress;\ncommittee seats allocated to the majority and minority parties, including Independents (where present), for each committee; and\nmajority-minority seat margin for each committee.\nCommittee ratios data for this report are from the official committee lists for each Congress issued by the Clerk of the House, using editions that generally reflect the party ratios in effect at the beginning of each Congress. Later versions of the Clerk\u2019s lists, or the use of alternate sources or methodologies, may yield different results. Independent Members are listed separately, consistent with the Clerk\u2019s committee lists. 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Determining sizes, ratios, and committee assignments are among the first actions taken following a general election and at the beginning of a Congress.\nThe Standing Rules of the House of Representatives are silent regarding committee sizes and party ratios; the apportionment of committee seats is a decision of the majority leadership that may include discussions between majority and minority party leaderships. Historically, the number of majority seats on many committees has exceeded, in varying degrees, the strength of the majority party in the House chamber, regardless of which party has been in power. In instances of close party division in the House chamber, the majority party has generally ensured that it has a majority sufficient to control voting in committees. The exception has been the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, for which House Rules guarantee an equal share of the seats to the two parties. While individual committees\u2019 ratios may vary substantially from the proportional number of majority and minority Members of the House, the aggregate number of seats better reflects the proportion in the chamber itself, while still favoring the majority party.\nThis report shows House committee party ratios for 17 Congresses, covering the period from the 98th Congress (1983-1985) through December 2015, the middle of the 114th Congress (2015-2017). \nTable 1 shows a comparison of majority party strength in the House chamber with total majority committee seats for the 98th Congress through the beginning of the 114th Congress. Unfilled seats on committees (if so noted in the Clerk\u2019s lists) are counted in individual and overall committee totals for consistency.\nTables 2-18 show for each of the 17 Congresses examined, by majority, minority, and Independents (where present):\nHouse party breakdown and majority margin;\ntotal committee seats, majority and minority committee seats, and majority margin; \nthe standing and select committees (with legislative jurisdiction) as established and named in each Congress;\ncommittee seats allocated to the majority and minority parties, including Independents (where present), for each committee; and\nmajority-minority seat margin for each committee.\nCommittee ratios data for this report are from the earliest available editions of the official committee lists for each Congress issued by the Clerk of the House. Later versions of the Clerk\u2019s lists, or the use of alternate sources or methodologies, may yield different results. Independent Members are listed separately, consistent with the Clerk\u2019s committee lists. 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