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{{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]]. 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>


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>
Since 1947, the [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] members of the [[United States Senate]] have elected a policy committee chairman, who is the fourth-ranking Republican, behind the [[Party Leaders of the United States Senate|Republican Leader]], [[Assistant party leaders of the United States Senate|Republican Whip]], and [[Republican Conference Chairman of the United States Senate|Republican Conference Chairman]].

According to ''[[Congressional Quarterly]]'', "Created in 1947, 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." [http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000002634626]

==List of Republican Policy Committee Chairmen in the United States Senate==


==List of chairs==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Dates !! Name !! State !! Notes
!Dates
!Name
!State
!Notes
|-
|-
|1947–1953
| 1947-1952 || [[Robert A. Taft|Robert A. Taft I]] || [[Ohio]] || &nbsp;
|[[Robert A. Taft]]
|[[Ohio]]
|
|-
|-
|1953
| 1953 || [[William F. Knowland]] || [[California]] || &nbsp;
|[[William F. Knowland]]
|[[California]]
|
|-
|-
|1953–1955
| 1954 || [[Homer Ferguson]] || [[Michigan]] || &nbsp;
|[[Homer S. Ferguson]]
|[[Michigan]]
|
|-
|-
|1955–1961
| 1955-1961 || [[Styles Bridges|H. Styles Bridges]] || [[New Hampshire]] || &nbsp;
|[[Styles Bridges]]
|[[New Hampshire]]
|
|-
|-
|1962–1969
| 1962-1968 || [[Bourke B. Hickenlooper]] || [[Iowa]] || &nbsp;
|[[Bourke B. Hickenlooper]]
|[[Iowa]]
|
|-
|-
|1969–1973
| 1969-1972 || [[Gordon Allott]] || [[Colorado]] || &nbsp;
|[[Gordon L. Allott|Gordon Allott]]
|[[Colorado]]
|
|-
|-
|1973–1985
| 1973-1985 || [[John Tower]] || [[Texas]] || &nbsp;
|[[John Tower]]
|[[Texas]]
|
|-
|-
|1985–1991
| 1985-1990 || [[William L. Armstrong]] || [[Colorado]] || &nbsp;
|[[William L. Armstrong]]
|[[Colorado]]
|
|-
|-
|1991–1996
| 1991-1996 || [[Don Nickles|Donald Lee Nickles]] || [[Oklahoma]] || &nbsp;
|[[Don Nickles]]
|[[Oklahoma]]
|
|-
|-
|1996–2003
| 1996-2003 || [[Larry Craig]] || [[Idaho]] || &nbsp;
|[[Larry Craig]]
|[[Idaho]]
|
|-
|-
|2003–2007
| 2003-2007 || [[Jon Kyl|Jon L. Kyl]] || [[Arizona]] || &nbsp;
|[[Jon Kyl]]
|[[Arizona]]
|
|-
|-
|2007–2009
| 2007-2008 || [[Kay Bailey Hutchison]] || [[Texas]] || First woman to hold position
|[[Kay Bailey Hutchison]]
|[[Texas]]
|First woman to hold position
|-
|-
|2009
| 2009-present || [[John Ensign|John Ensign]] || [[Nevada]] || &nbsp;
|[[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==
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==External links==
* [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

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Dates Name State Notes
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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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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