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{{Short description|Policy research arm of the Republican Conference}} |
{{Short description|Policy research arm of the Republican Conference}} |
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The '''Senate Republican Policy Committee''' is the policy research arm of the [[Republican Conference of the United States Senate|Republican Conference]]. Its predecessor, the '''Senate Republican Steering Committee''' was formed in March 1944 after Leader [[Charles L. McNary]]'s death. It became formally funded and renamed the Policy Committee in 1947 along with its [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] counterpart, the [[Senate Democratic Policy Committee]], after the [[Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946]]. |
The '''Senate Republican Policy Committee''' is the policy research arm of the [[Republican Conference of the United States Senate|Republican Conference]]. Its predecessor, the '''Senate Republican Steering Committee''' was formed in March 1944 after Leader [[Charles L. McNary]]'s death. It became formally funded and renamed the Policy Committee in 1947 along with its [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] counterpart, the [[Senate Democratic Policy Committee]], after the [[Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946]]. Funding for staff of both party policy committees comes directly from the legislative branch.<ref>{{cite book |author=Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress |title=The Organization of Congress: Suggestions for Strengthening Congress |date=June 1946 |publisher=U.S. Congress |location=Washington D.C. |page=41}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | According to ''[[Congressional Quarterly]]'', "the Policy Committee is in effect a legislative [[think tank]]. The committee organizes the prominent Tuesday lunches with summaries of major bills, analysis of roll call votes and distribution of issue papers."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jansen |first1=Bart |title=With Lott’s Exit, Kyl to Assume Republican Whip Position Unopposed |url=http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000002634626 |website=Congressional Quarterly |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081104113103/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000002634626 |archive-date=November 4, 2008 |location=Washington, D.C. |date=November 30, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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Its leader Roy Blunt—the Policy Committee chairman—is the fourth-ranking Republican in the Senate, behind the [[Party Leaders of the United States Senate|Republican Leader]], the [[Assistant party leaders of the United States Senate|Republican Whip]], and the [[Republican Conference Chairman of the United States Senate|Republican Conference Chairman]]. |
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| ⚫ | According to ''[[Congressional Quarterly]]'', "the Policy Committee is in effect a legislative [[think tank]]. The committee organizes the prominent Tuesday lunches with summaries of major bills, analysis of roll call votes and distribution of issue papers."<ref> |
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==List of chairs== |
==List of chairs== |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.rpc.senate.gov/ Official website] |
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The Senate Republican Policy Committee is the policy research arm of the Republican Conference. Its predecessor, the Senate Republican Steering Committee was formed in March 1944 after Leader Charles L. McNary's death. It became formally funded and renamed the Policy Committee in 1947 along with its Democratic counterpart, the Senate Democratic Policy Committee, after the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946. Funding for staff of both party policy committees comes directly from the legislative branch.[1]
According to Congressional Quarterly, "the Policy Committee is in effect a legislative think tank. The committee organizes the prominent Tuesday lunches with summaries of major bills, analysis of roll call votes and distribution of issue papers."[2]
List of chairs
[edit]| Dates | Name | State | Notes |
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| 1947–1953 | Robert A. Taft | Ohio | |
| 1953 | William F. Knowland | California | |
| 1953–1955 | Homer S. Ferguson | Michigan | |
| 1955–1961 | Styles Bridges | New Hampshire | |
| 1962–1969 | Bourke B. Hickenlooper | Iowa | |
| 1969–1973 | Gordon Allott | Colorado | |
| 1973–1985 | John Tower | Texas | |
| 1985–1991 | William L. Armstrong | Colorado | |
| 1991–1996 | Don Nickles | Oklahoma | |
| 1996–2003 | Larry Craig | Idaho | |
| 2003–2007 | Jon Kyl | Arizona | |
| 2007–2009 | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Texas | First woman to hold position |
| 2009 | John Ensign | Nevada | Resigned |
| 2009–2012 | John Thune | South Dakota | |
| 2012–2018 | John Barrasso | Wyoming | |
| 2019–2023 | Roy Blunt | Missouri | |
| 2023–present | Joni Ernst | Iowa |
References
[edit]- ^ Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress (June 1946). The Organization of Congress: Suggestions for Strengthening Congress. Washington D.C.: U.S. Congress. p. 41.
- ^ Jansen, Bart (November 30, 2007). "With Lott's Exit, Kyl to Assume Republican Whip Position Unopposed". Congressional Quarterly. Washington, D.C. Archived from the original on November 4, 2008.
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