Senate Committees Ready to Work With 50-50 Agreement in Place

Democrats will finally take control of the Senate’s committees now that both parties agreed to an organizing resolution for the 117th Congress.

Though Democrats secured a majority with their victories in two Georgia runoffs on Jan. 5 and the swearing in of Vice President Kamala Harris to break a 50-50 tie, Republicans have maintained committee gavels in the early days of the new session. That allowed Republicans to slow consideration of some of President Joe Biden’s Cabinet picks and led some organizing meetings to be scrapped.

The resolution (S. Res. 27) negotiated by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Minority ...