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{{Short description|Committee of the U.S. Congress formed every four years to manage presidential inaugurations}}
A '''Joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies''' is a [[Select or special committee (United States)|special]] [[Joint Committee of the United States Congress|joint committee]] of the [[United States Congress]] formed every four years to manage [[United States presidential inauguration|presidential inaugurations]]. Such committee has been formed every four years since the [[Second inauguration of William McKinley|1901 inauguration]] of [[William McKinley]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.inaugural.senate.gov/about/past-committees/|title=Inaugural Committees|publisher=United States Senate|access-date=April 10, 2020}}</ref>
 
The members are sitting [[United States Senate|U.S. senators]] and [[United States House of Representatives|representatives]]. Typically, the House members include the [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|speaker of the House]] as well as the House majority and minority leaders. The Senate members are drawn from the leadership of the [[Senate Committee on Rules and Administration]] (previously known by other names). A senator acts as chair, and is therefore drawn from the majority party of the Senate. Membership in the committee gives its members the opportunity to control tickets to the inauguration ceremonies as well as other electoral-related ceremonies.
 
The members are sitting [[United States Senate|U.S. Senators]] and [[United States House of Representatives|Representatives]]. Typically, the House members include the [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the House]] as well as the House majority and minority leaders. The Senate members are drawn from the leadership of the [[Senate Committee on Rules and Administration]] (previously known by other names). A senator acts as Chairman of the Joint Committee; the chairman is therefore drawn from the party in control of the Senate, which may or may not be the same party as the president-elect's. Membership in the committee gives its members the opportunity to control tickets to the inauguration ceremonies.
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== 1901 committee ==
{{See also|Second inauguration of William McKinley}}
 
* Sen. [[Mark Hanna]] (R-OH), Chairman
{| class=wikitable
* Sen. [[John Coit Spooner]] (R-WI)
!
* Sen. [[James Kimbrough Jones]] (D-AR)
!Majority
* Rep. [[Joseph Gurney Cannon]] (R-IL)
!Minority
* Rep. [[John Dalzell]] (R-PA)
|-
* Rep. [[Thomas Chipman McRae]] (D-AR)
!Senate members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Mark Hanna]], Ohio, ''Chair''
*[[John Coit Spooner]], Wisconsin
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[James Kimbrough Jones]], Arkansas
|-
!House members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Joseph Gurney Cannon]], Illinois
*[[John Dalzell]], Pennsylvania
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Thomas Chipman McRae]], Arkansas
|}
 
== 1905 committee ==
{{See also|Second inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt}}
 
* Sen. [[John Coit Spooner]] (R-WI), Chairman
{| class=wikitable
* Sen. [[Nelson W. Aldrich]] (R-RI)
!
* Sen. [[Augustus Octavius Bacon]] (D-GA)
!Majority
* Rep. [[John Dalzell]] (R-PA)
!Minority
* Rep. [[Edgar D. Crumpacker]] (R-IN)
|-
* Rep. [[John Sharp Williams]] (D-MS)
!Senate members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[John Coit Spooner]], Wisconsin, ''Chair''
*[[Nelson W. Aldrich]], Rhode Island
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Augustus Octavius Bacon]], Georgia
|-
!House members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[John Dalzell]], Pennsylvania
*[[Edgar D. Crumpacker]], Indiana
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[John Sharp Williams]], Mississippi
|}
 
== 1909 committee ==
{{See also|Inauguration of William Howard Taft}}
 
* Sen. [[Philander C. Knox]] (R-PA), Chairman
{| class=wikitable
* Sen. [[Henry Cabot Lodge]] (R-MA)
!
* Sen. [[Augustus Octavius Bacon]] (D-GA)
!Majority
* Rep. [[James F. Burke]] (R-PA)
!Minority
* Rep. [[H. Olin Young|Horace O. Young]] (R-MI)
|-
* Rep. [[John W. Gaines]] (D-TN)
!Senate members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Philander C. Knox]], Pennsylvania, ''Chair''
*[[Henry Cabot Lodge]], Massachusetts
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Augustus Octavius Bacon]], Georgia
|-
!House members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[James F. Burke (politician)|James F. Burke]], Pennsylvania
*[[H. Olin Young|Olin Young]], Michigan
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[John W. Gaines]], Tennessee
|}
 
== 1913 committee ==
{{See also|First inauguration of Woodrow Wilson}}
 
* Sen. [[Winthrop M. Crane]] (R-MA), Chairman
{| class=wikitable
* Sen. [[Augustus Octavius Bacon]] (D-GA)
!
* Sen. [[Lee Slater Overman]] (D-NC)
!Majority
* Rep. [[William W. Rucker]] (D-MO)
!Minority
* Rep. [[Finis J. Garrett]] (D-TN)
|-
* Rep. [[William B. McKinley]] (R-IL)
!Senate members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Winthrop M. Crane]], Massachusetts, ''Chair''
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Augustus Octavius Bacon]], Georgia
*[[Lee Slater Overman]], North Carolina
|-
!House members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[William W. Rucker]], Missouri
*[[Finis J. Garrett]], Tennessee
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[William B. McKinley]], Illinois
|}
 
== 1917 committee ==
{{See also|Second inauguration of Woodrow Wilson}}
 
* Sen. [[Lee Slater Overman]] (D-NC), Chairman
{| class=wikitable
* Sen. [[M. Hoke Smith]] (D-GA)
!
* Sen. [[Francis E. Warren]] (R-WY)
!Majority
* Rep. [[William W. Rucker]] (D-MO)
!Minority
* Rep. [[Finis J. Garrett]] (D-TN)
|-
* Rep. [[William B. McKinley]] (R-IL)
!Senate members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Lee Slater Overman]], North Carolina, ''Chair''
*[[M. Hoke Smith]], Georgia
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Francis E. Warren]], Wyoming
|-
!House members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[William W. Rucker]], Missouri
*[[Finis J. Garrett]], Tennessee
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[William B. McKinley]], Illinois
|}
 
== 1921 committee ==
{{See also|Inauguration of Warren G. Harding}}
 
* Sen. [[Philander C. Knox]] (R-PA), Chairman
{| class=wikitable
* Sen. [[Knute Nelson]] (R-MN)
!
* Sen. [[Lee Slater Overman]] (D-NC)
!Majority
* Rep. [[Joseph Gurney Cannon]] (R-IL)
!Minority
* Rep. [[C. Frank Reavis|Charles Frank Reavis]] (R-NE)
|-
* Rep. [[Charles Manly Stedman]] (D-NC) (replaced Rep. [[William W. Rucker]] (D-MO) who resigned from the Committee)
!Senate members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Philander C. Knox]], Pennsylvania, ''Chair''
*[[Knute Nelson]], Minnesota
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Lee Slater Overman]], North Carolina
|-
!House members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Joseph Gurney Cannon]], Illinois
*[[C. Frank Reavis|Frank Reavis]], Nebraska
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[William W. Rucker]], Missouri {{small|(Resigned)}}
**[[Charles Manly Stedman]], North Carolina
|}
 
== 1925 committee ==
{{See also|Second inauguration of Calvin Coolidge}}
 
* Sen. [[Charles Curtis]] (R-KS), Chairman
{| class=wikitable
* Sen. [[Frederick Hale (U.S. senator)|Frederick Hale]] (R-ME)
!
* Sen. [[Lee Slater Overman]] (D-NC)
!Majority
* Rep. [[William Walton Griest]] (R-PA)
!Minority
* Rep. [[Lindley H. Hadley]] (R-WA)
|-
* Rep. [[Arthur B. Rouse]] (D-KY)
!Senate members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Charles Curtis]], Kansas, ''Chair''
*[[Frederick Hale (U.S. senator)|Frederick Hale]], Maine
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Lee Slater Overman]], North Carolina
|-
!House members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[William Walton Griest]], Pennsylvania
*[[Lindley H. Hadley]], Washington
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Arthur B. Rouse]], Kentucky
|}
 
== 1929 committee ==
{{See also|Inauguration of Herbert Hoover}}
 
* Sen. [[George H. Moses]] (R-NH), Chairman
{| class=wikitable
* Sen. [[Frederick Hale (U.S. senator)|Frederick Hale]] (R-ME)
!
* Sen. [[Lee Slater Overman]] (D-NC)
!Majority
* Rep. [[Bertrand Snell]] (R-NY)
!Minority
* Rep. [[Leonidas C. Dyer]] (R-MO)
|-
* Rep. [[Edward W. Pou]] (D-NC)
!Senate members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[George H. Moses]], New Hampshire, ''Chair''
*[[Frederick Hale (U.S. senator)|Frederick Hale]], Maine
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Lee Slater Overman]], North Carolina
|-
!House members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Bertrand Snell]], New York
*[[Leonidas C. Dyer]], Missouri
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Edward W. Pou]], North Carolina
|}
 
== 1933 committee ==
{{See also|First inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt}}
 
* Sen. [[Joseph Taylor Robinson]] (D-AR), Chairman
{| class=wikitable
* Sen. [[George H. Moses]] (R-NH)
!
* Sen. [[Frederick Hale (U.S. senator)|Frederick Hale]] (R-ME)
!Majority
* Rep. [[Edward W. Pou]] (D-NC)
!Minority
* Rep. [[Henry T. Rainey]] (D-IL)
|-
* Rep. [[Bertrand Snell]] (R-NY)
!Senate members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Joseph Taylor Robinson]], Arkansas, ''Chair''
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[George H. Moses]], New Hampshire
*[[Frederick Hale (U.S. senator)|Frederick Hale]], Maine
|-
!House members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Edward W. Pou]], North Carolina
*[[Henry Thomas Rainey|Henry Rainey]], Illinois
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Bertrand Snell]], New York
|}
 
== 1937 committee ==
{{See also|Second inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt}}
 
* Sen. [[Matthew M. Neely]] (D-WV), Chairman
{| class=wikitable
* Sen. [[Joseph Taylor Robinson]] (D-AR)
!
* Sen. [[Frederick Hale (U.S. senator)|Frederick Hale]] (R-ME)
!Majority
* Rep. [[John J. O'Connor (politician)|John J. O'Connor]] (D-NY)
!Minority
* Rep. [[Robert L. Doughton]] (D-NC)
|-
* Rep. [[Bertrand Snell]] (R-NY)
!Senate members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Matthew M. Neely]], West Virginia, ''Chair''
*[[Joseph Taylor Robinson]], Arkansas
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Frederick Hale (U.S. senator)|Frederick Hale]], Maine
|-
!House members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[John J. O'Connor (New York representative)|John O'Connor]], New York
*[[Robert L. Doughton]], North Carolina
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Bertrand Snell]], New York
|}
 
== 1941 committee ==
{{See also|Third inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt}}
 
* Sen. [[Matthew M. Neely]] (D-WV), Chairman
{| class=wikitable
* Sen. [[Alben W. Barkley]] (D-KY)
!
* Sen. [[Charles L. McNary]] (R-OR)
!Majority
* Rep. [[Sam Rayburn]] (D-TX)
!Minority
* Rep. [[Robert L. Doughton]] (D-NC)
|-
* Rep. [[Joseph William Martin, Jr.]] (R-MA)
!Senate members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Matthew M. Neely]], West Virginia, ''Chair''
*[[Alben W. Barkley]], Kentucky
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Charles L. McNary]], Oregon
|-
!House members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Sam Rayburn]], Texas
*[[Robert L. Doughton]], North Carolina
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Joseph W. Martin Jr.]], Massachusetts
|}
 
== 1945 committee ==
{{See also|Fourth inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt}}
 
* Sen. [[Harry F. Byrd]] (D-VA), Chairman
{| class=wikitable
* Sen. [[Kenneth McKellar (politician)|Kenneth McKellar]] (D-TN)
!
* Sen. [[Arthur H. Vandenberg]] (R-MI)
!Majority
* Rep. [[Sam Rayburn]] (D-TX)
!Minority
* Rep. [[Robert L. Doughton]] (D-NC)
|-
* Rep. [[Joseph William Martin, Jr.]] (R-MA)
!Senate members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Harry F. Byrd]], Virginia, ''Chair''
*[[Kenneth McKellar (politician)|Kenneth McKellar]], Tennessee
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Arthur Vandenberg]], Michigan
|-
!House members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Sam Rayburn]], Texas
*[[Robert L. Doughton]], North Carolina
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Joseph W. Martin Jr.]], Massachusetts
|}
 
== 1949 committee ==
{{See also|Second inauguration of Harry S. Truman}}
 
* Sen. [[Carl Hayden]] (D-AZ), Chairman (replaced Sen. [[Alben W. Barkley]] (D-KY) who was elected Vice President)
{| class=wikitable
* Sen. [[J. Howard McGrath]] (D-RI) (replaced Sen. [[Charles W. Brooks|C. Wayland Brooks]] (R-IL) who was defeated for reelection)
!
* Sen. [[Kenneth S. Wherry]] (R-NE)
!Majority
* Rep. [[Harry R. Sheppard]] (D-CA) (replaced Rep. [[Leslie Cornelius Arends]] (R-IL) who resigned from the Committee)
!Minority
* Rep. [[John William McCormack]] (D-MA)
|-
* Rep. [[Charles A. Halleck]] (R-IN)
!Senate members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Alben W. Barkley]], Kentucky, ''Chair'' {{small|(Resigned to become Vice President)}}
**[[Carl Hayden]], Arizona, ''Chair''
*[[J. Howard McGrath]], Rhode Island {{small|(Replaced Brooks)}}
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Kenneth S. Wherry]], Nebraska
*[[Charles W. Brooks]], Illinois {{small|(lost reelection)}}
|-
!House members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Harry R. Sheppard]], California {{small|(Replaced Arends)}}
*[[John W. McCormack]], Massachusetts
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Charles A. Halleck]], Indiana
*[[Leslie C. Arends]], Illinois {{small|(Resigned)}}
|}
 
== 1953 committee ==
{{See also|First inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower}}
 
* Sen. [[Styles Bridges]] (R-NH), Chairman
{| class=wikitable
* Sen. [[Herman Welker]] (R-ID) (replaced Sen. [[Margaret Chase Smith]] (R-ME), who resigned from the Committee. Earlier, Sen. Smith had been named to the Committee to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Sen. [[Ernest McFarland]] (D-AZ))
!
* Sen. [[Carl Hayden]] (D-AZ)
!Majority
* Rep. [[Leslie Cornelius Arends]] (R-IL) (replaced Rep. [[John W. McCormack]] (D-MA), who resigned from the Committee)
!Minority
* Rep. [[Joseph William Martin, Jr.]] (R-MA)
|-
* Rep. [[Sam Rayburn]] (D-TX)
!Senate members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Styles Bridges]], New Hampshire, ''Chair''
*[[Margaret Chase Smith]], Maine {{small|(Replaced McFarland, lost reelection)}}
**[[Herman Welker]], Idaho
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Carl Hayden]], Arizona
*[[Ernest McFarland]], Arizona {{small|(lost reelection)}}
|-
!House members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Leslie C. Arends]], Illinois {{small|(Replaced McCormack)}}
*[[Joseph W. Martin Jr.]], Massachusetts
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Sam Rayburn]], Texas
*[[John W. McCormack]], Massachusetts {{small|(Resigned)}}
|}
 
== 1957 committee ==
{{See also|Second inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower}}
 
* Sen. [[Styles Bridges]] (R-NH), Chairman
{| class=wikitable
* Sen. [[John Sparkman]] (D-AL)
!
* Sen. [[Theodore F. Green]] (D-RI)
!Majority
* Rep. [[Joseph William Martin, Jr.]] (R-MA)
!Minority
* Rep. [[Sam Rayburn]] (D-TX)
|-
* Rep. [[John William McCormack]] (D-MA)
!Senate members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Styles Bridges]], New Hampshire, ''Chair''
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[John Sparkman]], Alabama
*[[Theodore F. Green]], Rhode Island
|-
!House members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Joseph W. Martin Jr.]], Massachusetts
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Sam Rayburn]], Texas
*[[John W. McCormack]], Massachusetts
|}
 
== 1961 committee ==
{{See also|Inauguration of John F. Kennedy}}
 
* Sen. [[John Sparkman]] (D-AL), Chairman
{| class=wikitable
* Sen. [[Carl Hayden]] (D-AZ) (replaced Sen. [[Thomas C. Hennings, Jr.]] (D-MO) who died in office)
!
* Sen. [[Styles Bridges]] (R-NH)
!Majority
* Rep. [[Sam Rayburn]] (D-TX)
!Minority
* Rep. [[John W. McCormack]] (D-MA)
|-
* Rep. [[Charles A. Halleck]] (R-IN)
!Senate members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[John Sparkman]], Alabama, ''Chair''
*[[Thomas C. Hennings Jr.]], Missouri {{small|(Deceased September 13, 1960)}}
**[[Carl Hayden]], Arizona
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Styles Bridges]], New Hampshire
|-
!House members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Sam Rayburn]], Texas
*[[John W. McCormack]], Massachusetts
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Charles A. Halleck]], Indiana
|}
 
== 1965 committee ==
{{See also|Second inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson}}
 
* Sen. [[B. Everett Jordan]] (D-NC), Chairman
{| class=wikitable
* Sen. [[John Sparkman]] (D-AL)
!
* Sen. [[Leverett Saltonstall]] (R-MA)
!Majority
* Rep. [[John William McCormack]] (D-MA)
!Minority
* Rep. [[Carl Albert]] (D-OK)
|-
* Rep. [[Charles A. Halleck]] (R-IN)
!Senate members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[B. Everett Jordan]], North Carolina, ''Chair''
*[[John Sparkman]], Alabama
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Leverett Saltonstall]], Massachusetts
|-
!House members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[John W. McCormack]], Massachusetts
*[[Carl Albert]], Oklahoma
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Charles A. Halleck]], Indiana
|}
 
== 1969 committee ==
{{See also|First inauguration of Richard Nixon}}
 
* Sen. [[Everett Dirksen]] (R-IL), Chairman
{| class=wikitable
* Sen. [[B. Everett Jordan]] (D-NC)
!
* Sen. [[Mike Mansfield]] (D-MT)
!Majority
* Rep. [[Gerald Ford]] (R-MI)
!Minority
* Rep. [[John William McCormack]] (D-MA)
|-
* Rep. [[Carl Albert]] (D-OK)
!Senate members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Everett Dirksen]], Illinois, ''Chair''
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[B. Everett Jordan]], North Carolina
*[[Mike Mansfield]], Montana
|-
!House members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Gerald Ford]], Michigan
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[John W. McCormack]], Massachusetts
*[[Carl Albert]], Oklahoma
|}
 
== 1973 committee ==
{{See also|Second inauguration of Richard Nixon}}
 
* Sen. [[Howard Cannon]] (D-NV), Chairman (replaced Chairman Sen. [[B. Everett Jordan]] (D-NC) who resigned for the Joint Committee after his defeat in a reelection primary)
{| class=wikitable
* Sen. [[Marlow Cook]] (R-KY), Co-Chairman
!
* Sen. [[Mike Mansfield]] (D-MT)
!Majority
* Rep. [[Carl Albert]] (D-OK)
!Minority
* Rep. [[Tip O'Neill]] (D-MA) (replaced Rep. [[Hale Boggs]] (D-LA) who was presumed to have been killed in an airplane crash)
|-
* Rep. [[Gerald Ford]] (R-MI)
!Senate members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[B. Everett Jordan]], North Carolina, ''Chair'' {{small|(defeated in 1972 Senate primary)}}
**[[Howard Cannon]], Nevada, ''Chair''
*[[Mike Mansfield]], Montana
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Marlow Cook]], Kentucky
|-
!House members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Carl Albert]], Oklahoma
*[[Hale Boggs]], Louisiana {{small|(Deceased October 16, 1972)}}
**[[Tip O'Neill]], Massachusetts
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Gerald Ford]], Michigan
|}
 
== 1977 committee ==
{{See also|Inauguration of Jimmy Carter}}
 
* Sen. [[Howard Cannon]] (D-NV), Chairman
{| class=wikitable
* Sen. [[Robert Byrd]] (D-WV)
!
* Sen. [[Mark Hatfield]] (R-OR)
!Majority
* Rep. [[Tip O'Neill]] (D-MA)
!Minority
* Rep. [[Jim Wright]] (D-TX)
|-
* Rep. [[John Jacob Rhodes]] (R-AZ)
!Senate members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Howard Cannon]], Nevada, ''Chair''
*[[Robert Byrd]], West Virginia
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Mark Hatfield]], Oregon
|-
!House members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Tip O'Neill]], Massachusetts
*[[Jim Wright]], Texas
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[John Jacob Rhodes]], Arizona
|}
 
== 1981 committee ==
{{See also|First inauguration of Ronald Reagan}}
 
* Sen. [[Mark Hatfield]] (R-OR), Chairman
{| class=wikitable
* Sen. [[Howard Baker]] (R-TN)
!
* Sen. [[Robert Byrd]] (D-WV)
!Majority
* Sen. [[Claiborne Pell]] (D-RI)
!Minority
* Rep. [[John Jacob Rhodes]] (R-AZ)
|-
* Rep. [[Robert H. Michel]] (R-IL)
!Senate members
* Rep. [[Tip O'Neill]] (D-MA)
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
* Rep. [[Jim Wright]] (D-TX)
*[[Mark Hatfield]], Oregon, ''Chair''
*[[Howard Baker]], Tennessee
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Robert Byrd]], West Virginia
*[[Claiborne Pell]], Rhode Island
|-
!House members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Tip O'Neill]], Massachusetts
*[[Jim Wright]], Texas
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[John Jacob Rhodes]], Arizona
*[[Robert H. Michel]], Illinois
|}
 
== 1985 committee ==
{{See also|Second inauguration of Ronald Reagan}}
 
* Sen. [[Charles Mathias]] (R-MD), Chairman
{| class=wikitable
* Sen. [[Bob Dole]] (R-KS) (replaced Sen. [[Howard Baker]] (R-TN), who left office in 1985)
!
* Sen. [[Wendell H. Ford]] (D-KY)
!Majority
* Rep. [[Tip O'Neill]] (D-MA)
!Minority
* Rep. [[Jim Wright]] (D-TX)
|-
* Rep. [[Robert H. Michel]] (R-IL)
!Senate members
* John Chambers, executive director<ref name=Twice>
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
{{cite news
*[[Charles Mathias]], Maryland, ''Chair''
| title = President's Oath Will Be Taken Twice Next Year
*[[Howard Baker]], Tennessee {{small|(until January 3, 1985)}}
| publisher = Washington Post
**[[Bob Dole]], Kansas {{small|(from January 3, 1985)}}
| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1984/09/26/presidents-oath-will-be-taken-twice-next-year/f544baf3-0199-4072-b01c-b892c61b9b24/
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
| date = 26 September 1984
*[[Wendell Ford]], Kentucky
| accessdate = 21 February 2020}}</ref><ref name=Rumor>
|-
{{cite news
!House members
| title = The Super Rumor
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
| publisher = New York Times
*[[Tip O'Neill]], Massachusetts
| url = https://www.nytimes.com/1984/09/18/us/briefing-the-super-rumor.html
*[[Jim Wright]], Texas
| date = 18 September 1984
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
| accessdate = 21 February 2020}}</ref>
*[[Robert H. Michel]], Illinois
|}
 
== 1989 committee ==
{{See also|Inauguration of George H. W. Bush}}
 
* Sen. [[Wendell H. Ford]] (D-KY), Chairman
{| class=wikitable
* Sen. [[Robert Byrd]] (D-WV)
!
* Sen. [[Ted Stevens]] (R-AK)
!Majority
* Rep. [[Jim Wright]] (D-TX)
!Minority
* Rep. [[Tom Foley]] (D-WA)
|-
* Rep. [[Robert H. Michel]] (R-IL)
!Senate members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Wendell Ford]], Kentucky, ''Chair''
*[[Robert Byrd]], West Virginia
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Ted Stevens]], Alaska
|-
!House members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Jim Wright]], Texas
*[[Tom Foley]], Washington
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Robert H. Michel]], Illinois
|}
 
== 1993 committee ==
{{See also|First inauguration of Bill Clinton}}
 
* Sen. [[Wendell H. Ford]] (D-KY), Chairman
{| class=wikitable
* Sen. [[George J. Mitchell]] (D-ME)
!
* Sen. [[Ted Stevens]] (R-AK)
!Majority
* Rep. [[Tom Foley]] (D-WA)
!Minority
* Rep. [[Dick Gephardt]] (D-MO)
|-
* Rep. [[Robert H. Michel]] (R-IL)
!Senate members
* John Chambers, executive director<ref>
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
{{cite book
*[[Wendell Ford]], Kentucky, ''Chair''
| title = CBS News 1993 Presidential Inaugural Handbook: The Inauguration of William Jefferson Clinton and Albert Gore, Jr.
*[[George J. Mitchell]], Maine
| publisher = DanRather.com
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
| url = https://www.danratherjournalist.org/sites/default/files/documents/e_zirin_00225_Combined.pdf
*[[Ted Stevens]], Alaska
| page = 15
|-
| date = 6 January 1993
!House members
| accessdate = 21 February 2020}}</ref>
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Tom Foley]], Washington
*[[Dick Gephardt]], Missouri
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Robert H. Michel]], Illinois
|}
 
== 1997 committee ==
{{See also|Second inauguration of Bill Clinton}}
 
* Sen. [[John Warner]] (R-VA), Chairman
{| class=wikitable
* Sen. [[Trent Lott]] (R-MS)
!
* Sen. [[Wendell H. Ford]] (D-KY)
!Majority
* Rep. [[Newt Gingrich]] (R-GA)
!Minority
* Rep. [[Dick Armey]] (R-TX)
|-
* Rep. [[Dick Gephardt]] (D-MO)
!Senate members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[John Warner]], Virginia, ''Chair''
*[[Trent Lott]], Mississippi
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Wendell Ford]], Kentucky
|-
!House members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Newt Gingrich]], Georgia
*[[Dick Armey]], Texas
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Dick Gephardt]], Missouri
|}
 
== 2001 committee ==
{{See also|First inauguration of George W. Bush}}
 
* Sen. [[Mitch McConnell]] (R-KY), Chairman
{| class=wikitable
* Sen. [[Trent Lott]] (R-MS)
!
* Sen. [[Christopher Dodd]] (D-CT)
!Majority
* Rep. [[Dennis Hastert]] (R-IL)
!Minority
* Rep. [[Dick Armey]] (R-TX)
|-
* Rep. [[Dick Gephardt]] (D-MO)
!Senate members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Mitch McConnell]], Kentucky, ''Chair''
*[[Trent Lott]], Mississippi
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Chris Dodd]], Connecticut
|-
!House members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Dennis Hastert]], Illinois
*[[Dick Armey]], Texas
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Dick Gephardt]], Missouri
|}
 
== 2005 committee ==
{{See also|Second inauguration of George W. Bush}}
 
* Sen. [[Trent Lott]] (R-MS), Chairman
{| class=wikitable
* Sen. [[Bill Frist]] (R-TN)
!
* Sen. [[Christopher Dodd]] (D-CT)
!Majority
* Rep. [[Dennis Hastert]] (R-IL)
!Minority
* Rep. [[Tom DeLay]] (R-TX)
|-
* Rep. [[Nancy Pelosi]] (D-CA)
!Senate members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Trent Lott]], Mississippi, ''Chair''
*[[Bill Frist]], Tennessee
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Chris Dodd]], Connecticut
|-
!House members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Dennis Hastert]], Illinois
*[[Tom DeLay]], Texas
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Nancy Pelosi]], California
|}
 
== 2009 committee ==
{{See also|First inauguration of Barack Obama}}
 
* Sen. [[Dianne Feinstein]] (D-CA), Chairman
{| class=wikitable
* Sen. [[Harry Reid]] (D-NV)
!
* Sen. [[Bob Bennett (politician)|Bob Bennett]] (R-UT)
!Majority
* Rep. [[Nancy Pelosi]] (D-CA)
!Minority
* Rep. [[Steny Hoyer]] (D-MD)
|-
* Rep. [[John Boehner]] (R-OH)
!Senate members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Dianne Feinstein]], California, ''Chair''
*[[Harry Reid]], Nevada
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Bob Bennett (politician)|Bob Bennett]], Utah
|-
!House members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Nancy Pelosi]], California
*[[Steny Hoyer]], Maryland
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[John Boehner]], Ohio
|}
 
== 2013 committee ==
{{See also|Second inauguration of Barack Obama}}
 
* Sen. [[Chuck Schumer]] (D-NY), Chairman
{| class=wikitable
* Sen. [[Harry Reid]] (D-NV)
!
* Sen. [[Lamar Alexander]] (R-TN)
!Majority
* Rep. [[John Boehner]] (R-OH)
!Minority
* Rep. [[Eric Cantor]] (R-VA)
|-
* Rep. [[Nancy Pelosi]] (D-CA)
!Senate members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Chuck Schumer]], New York, ''Chair''
*[[Harry Reid]], Nevada
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Lamar Alexander]], Tennessee
|-
!House members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[John Boehner]], Ohio
*[[Eric Cantor]], Virginia
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Nancy Pelosi]], California
|}
 
== 2017 committee ==
{{See also|Inauguration of Donald Trump}}
 
* Sen. [[Roy Blunt]] (R-MO), Chairman
{| class=wikitable
* Sen. [[Mitch McConnell]] (R-KY)
!
* Sen. [[Chuck Schumer]] (D-NY)
!Majority
* Rep. [[Paul Ryan]] (R-WI)
!Minority
* Rep. [[Kevin McCarthy (California politician)|Kevin McCarthy]] (R-CA)
|-
* Rep. [[Nancy Pelosi]] (D-CA)
!Senate members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Roy Blunt]], Missouri, ''Chair''
*[[Mitch McConnell]], Kentucky
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Chuck Schumer]], New York
|-
!House members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Paul Ryan]], Wisconsin
*[[Kevin McCarthy]], California
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Nancy Pelosi]], California
|}
 
== 2021 committee ==
{{seealso|Inauguration of Joe Biden}}
{| class=wikitable
!
!Majority
!Minority
|-
!Senate members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Roy Blunt]], Missouri, ''Chair''
*[[Mitch McConnell]], Kentucky
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Amy Klobuchar]], Minnesota
|-
!House members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Nancy Pelosi]], California
*[[Steny Hoyer]], Maryland
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Kevin McCarthy]], California
|}
 
== 2025 committee ==
{{seealso|2025 United States presidential inauguration}}
{| class=wikitable
!
!Majority
!Minority
|-
!Senate members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Amy Klobuchar]], Minnesota, ''Chair''
*[[Chuck Schumer]], New York
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Deb Fischer]], Nebraska
|-
!House members
|valign="top" {{party shading/Republican}}|
*[[Mike Johnson (Louisiana politician)|Mike Johnson]], Louisiana
*[[Steve Scalise]], Louisiana
|valign="top" {{party shading/Democratic}}|
*[[Hakeem Jeffries]], New York
|}
 
== See also ==
* [[U.S.United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration|Senate Rules Committee]]
 
== References ==
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